The middle of November is around the time when discomfort starts to set in for underperforming players. When a star struggles to get on the scoresheet for four or five games? That's a cold streak. But once a player crosses the 10-game mark, doubts start to go from a whisper to a more stern confrontation.
Of course, we are still early in the season and players have more than enough time to make up the ground. What's more, numbers at this point are still impacted heavily by streakiness. Some players are doing the right things but just don't have the numbers to prove it.