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LA Clippers: 3 reasons fans shouldn’t worry about the team’s start

By Ryan Snellings

NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 14: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 14, 2019 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 14: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 14, 2019 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 22: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers is seen prior to a game against the LA Clippers on October 22, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 22: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers is seen prior to a game against the LA Clippers on October 22, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) /

It’s November

If you haven’t looked at a calendar recently, today is November 15. We still have two weeks until Thanksgiving and a little less than a month and a half until Christmas. Why are we freaking out?

I did the math and 12 games are roughly 14% of the schedule. That’s not a whole lot. Sample size is key and while a 7-5 start isn’t the best and teams like the Lakers have gotten off to a hot start, it’s just way too early to panic.

Let’s jump backward a year on the calendar.

Through November 10, 2018, which was 12 games in for the Clippers, the team was also 7-5. That group didn’t have the same expectations as this group though, so why don’ we just look around the league at that time?

The Utah Jazz were 6-6. The Houston Rockets were 4-7. The Jazz finished in 5th place at 50-32 while Houston fished 4th at 53-29. It’s safe to say they turned out alright.

Even a lesser thought about team like the Orlando Magic started 5-7 but eventually picked up their play enough to make the postseason. Basically, when it’s this early in the season, there is just too much of the schedule left to warrant any freakout.

If these struggles were happening in, say, February then I would be concerned. But it’s November. This is the first full month of the season. Just take a moment and breathe.

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