Hey, Cleveland! It's A.C., back in town. What's happening?

Things couldn't have gone too much better this week down in the Florida. The Cavaliers really reestablished themselves.

Of course, I'm loving J.J. Hickson in the starting lineup. He gives us more speed and power, more length. And once he learns how to use his length ... well, right now, he's just scratching the surface. But you can see what the potential is. And he's starting to get comfortable and learn the pro game.

J.J. is getting the opportunity to really shine and I think playing him in the starting lineup makes him focus more. Now, he's made it to first base. Now, he needs to get to second, third and home. And if he does that - continues to grow, develops that curiosity about the game and about his opponent - the sky is the limit. He needs to diagnose what he has to do against opponents defensively and what to do offensively.

If he continues to grow as a professional, there's no question he's going to be quite an athlete.

Against Orlando, a lot of people said that particular game doesn't mean anything. But it does mean something.

That was the first time we'd beat them there in six or seven games. I don't care that Rashard Lewis wasn't available. We had them pretty much by 20 the entire time. And we were without Delonte, so it's not like both teams weren't missing key people.

I think this was a huge trip for the mental psyche of this team.

Orlando has to recognize that we're a different team with Shaq. Because now we have a low-post presence that we can go to, basically to start the game - attacking teams right where it hurts, in the middle.

And that also gives you an understanding of how you have to substitute him. You want him to give you that first quarter, and give it strong. Let him rest, then bring him back. There was a whole lot of things we learned on this road trip.

Maybe the hottest guy on the trip was Mo Williams. He's as good as he was last year or better.

He's finally understanding the new positions and players on the floor, understanding the terminology. He's becoming a little more in-tuned with what Coach wants. And I think that's helped him relax out on the floor.

The first two or three games, Mo was so worried about putting people in the right position, that he stopped playing his position. And now he's playing his position and the point guard part is coming back to him, because he sees his own game.

It was a great week, but the Cavaliers can't rest on it. They've got Utah here on Saturday and four-in-five-nights next week. Washington always gives us a tough game, especially in D.C. So we have another tough week.

This week in Florida, we reestablished ourselves. Next week we have to validate what we did down there.

Yo, Cleveland! It's Austin - what is happening?

This should be an interesting week for the Cavaliers - a tough back-to-back in Florida and the Jazz at home on Saturday night.

I love New York, but I'm kind of glad our only trip there is over. It was nowhere near as lethal as times we've been there in the past - (even last year). It's calmed down, actually. Honestly, I think they realize that really, they aren't a player in this situation.

Why would LeBron want to go there and start from scratch? I think a lot of them realize that it's not feasible. For starters, he'd have to leave money on the table, and the only player in the history of free agency to do that is Shaq (when he went to L.A.) I don't see it.

Personally, I don't think LeBron would want to be known as someone who's been "bought." That's not LeBron.

Having that behind them - and taking care of business at the Garden - is a good thing. It was nice to see the Cavs bounce back after a tough loss to the Bulls on Thursday.

One of the bright spots this year - an unexpected one - has been Daniel Gibson. He's been a big lift for the team, especially coming off the bench and with Delonte's situation.

Everybody knows he's a catch-and-shoot guy, with a little bit of penetrating point guard to his game. He's starting to see the game through a point guard's eyes, as well as what I feel is his natural position - the two-guard. To me, he's a two in a point guard's body.

Boobie's also playing better defense. Opponents are trying to post him up, but he's more physical now, after being able to work on his body this offseason. And now the team is starting to get back into understanding him and where he's going to be. LeBron is definitely back in tune with Boobie. It's really encouraging this early in the season. I just hope he's able to stay healthy.

Delonte's also been good off the bench. Right now, he's a little up and down. But that's natural considering what he's going through.

He was great right out of the gate. Right now I like him coming off the bench, but personally, I'd like to see him starting so we can get back into that groove. But until we know exactly what's going to happen, I don't see that. He's been solid coming off the bench. But it's like I always say - he's the point guard, Mo Williams is the two. Mo plays better in that situation.

The backcourt is looking good. In the frontcourt, I think Coach Brown is still working out the kinks. I know he's been going pretty steadily with the "Twin Towers" of Shaq and Z.

Right now, I see that as a spot situation. You can't have a steady diet of it because of how it affects you on the defensive end. What teams are doing is, whoever Shaq - or Z - is guarding, they're going to put them in the pick and roll. And they're not going to roll towards the basket - they're going to pop out for the 15-footer.

If you play against teams like Toronto, with the bigs they have, they're going to get any shot they want by doing that. So that situation has to be a spot situation. I can't see a steady diet of that.

I'm sure we'll see some variation on it when we travel to Orlando. That's going to be an interesting ballgame.

Facing Orlando this early is good for one reason: to see if the moves we've made will help us defending that team. (Miami, to some extent, as well.) But it's going to be interesting to see how we handle back-to-back tough games like that early in the season.

I understand they want to look at it like "just another game," but at the same time, you want to see what effect our new personnel has on that team. Rashard Lewis won't be back quite yet, but I think Vince Carter will be back. They'll be close to full-strength - so let's get it on.