Yes. Exactly. But the West's inferiority complex (lack of confidence, self worth) leads them to constantly remind the East that they're the better conference. The "West is best" threads are never in response to someone claiming the opposite.
You're describing a superiority complex which a lot of Eastern teams fans have.
Well, I guess you can call it a superiority complex to overcompensate for an insecurity complex for eastern fans. I dunno.
But I'm not sure how you can say its an insecurity complex for western fans. The west has been better for years. Thats just reality. Western fans keep reminding eastern fans, because some eastern fans keep saying that the conferences are even (or some argue that the east is better) when its not. If it wasnt for the eastern fans arguing fantasy, the threads would all end pretty quickly.
Go find some old threads if you want. Some are started by eastern fans. Thats why I get a kick out of these arguments, since I dont understand why some eastern fans would argue something thats a.) wrong and b.) pointless. I can understand how someone could argue something thats wrong. Fans are passionate, and sometimes will argue something that has no basis in reality. But I’ve never understood how some can argue something like that the east is even or better (prior to this year), since its wrong, and shouldn’t evoke enough passion to argue something that’s wrong.