The disparity between the Eastern and Western Conferences was apparent in the first weeks of the season, and little has changed since. The best six teams in the league are all in the East. You could argue Sporting KC are better than the Columbus Crew, but unless you’re really high on LAFC, it’s hard to argue the West is superior.
Some quickie questions to be answered following Week 14.
Will a bad Western Conference team figure themselves out?
Here’s something that speaks to how weak the middle-to-bottom-half of the West is: Real Salt Lake, who have a minus-7 goal differential and have given up the third-most goals in MLS, are somehow third with seven wins from 14 games.