Theo Ratliff is back, and the Hawks are loving it.  At 'only 60% of what he can do', according to teammate Nazr Mohammed who played with him in Philadelphia along with Toni Kukoc, Ratliff finished with 14 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks in 36 minutes.

Ratliff concurred with his old Philadelphia teammate. "I can be more active," he said. "It's my job to change guys' minds when they want to come inside. That's what I do best. I want them to see me and think about going to another option because they aren't going to try me."

The Hawks like their options too, and plan to trial going a big line up tonight against Chicago with Ratliff, Mohammed, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim in the backcourt, and Toni Kukoc either coming off the bench to limit stress on his foot or starting at Shooting Guard.