First-place Dynamo not getting ahead of themselves

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The Dynamo enjoy seeing their name at the top of the Western Conference standings, but they don't feel like they have accomplished anything yet.

They will not judge their regular season until they see where they are in the standings two months from now after they play their final game.

In other cases, being in first place may mean more. This year, however, the standings are so tight that one slip-up could mean dropping below several teams.

The Dynamo are tied for the top spot on 37 points with Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City. That trio is two points clear of FC Dallas, which has two games in hand, and three points clear of the Portland Timbers.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the Dynamo's opponent this week, is six points back but has played two fewer games.

"(Being in first place) is big this point in the season," Dynamo right back A.J. DeLaGarza said. "You separate a little bit from the teams that are near the line. Every game from here on out is going to be massive. (We have) another (this) week that is right under us. We have to get a result out there."

Finishing on top would be nice because the Dynamo may have the most to gain from home-field advantage in the playoffs, but coach Wilmer Cabrera just getting there is his biggest concern.

"We are not thinking about our position," Cabrera said after Saturday's 3-0 win over sixth-place San Jose. "We are just thinking that our goal is to be in the playoff, where (this team) deserves to be."