12. Los Angeles Clippers (19-13)
After getting off to a quick start, I wonder if this team’s record really suggests that this is a playoff team. While I believe that the Los Angeles Clippers are tough to beat on any given night, mostly because they have a number of players that can kill you, I’m not sure if this team is capable of remaining in the top 8 for an entire season.
They are beginning to fall off that pace already, and have lost seven of their last 12 games. As is the case, though, this season was never really the year for the Clippers. They are hoping to make a big splash next summer and really become factors in the West.
During the summer is when this team’s competition really begins.