Crazy season we're having

Has there ever been a more open, deep conference than the Western Conference is right now? Almost halfway through the season, the #6 Hornets are just a game back from the #1 Lakers, who without Bynum are sure to take a plunge. The Lakers are only five games up from dropping out of the playoff picture entirely. With the Lakers' and Spurs' injuries and iffy losses from Dallas, Denver and Phoenix, is it at all possible that either the Hornets, Blazers, or Warriors could wind up winning their division? Maybe not, but the playoffs are going to be something else.