Hawks' Kris Humphries: Still struggling to see playing time

Humphries (coach's decision) failed to see the floor in a 119-111 loss to the Warriors on Monday.

Analysis:

Humphries hasn't played in any of the Hawks' last six games, and coach Mike Budenholzer's increased preference to use small-ball lineups won't help the 32-year-old's case for cracking the rotation. Mike Muscala has been phased out of the frontcourt mix lately as well, but since he's consistently ranked ahead of Humphries in the pecking order this season, Muscala would likely be the first big man to reenter the rotation if Budenholzer wants a more traditional backup option at center over natural power forwards Ersan Ilyasova and Paul Millsap.