Who's the best team in Major League Soccer since mid-June? Fact: It's the San Jose Earthquakes.
Mark Watson is 10-5-2 since taking over as the club's interim head coach on June 7. That translates to a 1.88 points per-game average, well ahead of the current Supporters' Shield leaders.
Here's a glance at what the standings look like since Watson's arrival.
| WESTERN CONFERENCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PTS | RECORD | PPG |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 32 | 10-5-2 | 1.88 |
| Portland Timbers | 30 | 8-4-6 | 1.67 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 9-7-3 | 1.58 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 29 | 8-6-5 | 1.53 |
| LA Galaxy | 28 | 8-5-4 | 1.65 |
| Colorado Rapids | 28 | 8-6-4 | 1.56 |
| Real Salt Lake | 25 | 7-5-4 | 1.56 |
| Chivas USA | 15 | 3-10-6 | 0.79 |
| FC Dallas | 13 | 2-9-7 | 0.72 |
| EASTERN CONFERENCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PTS | RECORD | PPG |
| Chicago Fire | 34 | 10-5-4 | 1.79 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 30 | 9-5-3 | 1.76 |
| New York Red Bulls | 28 | 8-4-4 | 1.75 |
| Houston Dynamo | 26 | 7-6-5 | 1.44 |
| New England Revolution | 25 | 7-7-4 | 1.39 |
| Philadelphia Union | 24 | 6-5-6 | 1.41 |
| Columbus Crew | 24 | 8-10-0 | 1.33 |
| Montreal Impact | 20 | 5-9-5 | 1.05 |
| Toronto FC | 18 | 4-9-6 | 0.95 |
| D.C. United | 10 | 2-12-4 | 0.56 |
*Editor's note: Standings reflect matches starting on June 15, Watson's first gameday as interim head coach
