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Dallas Mavericks guard Deron Williams (8) and forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) are pictured during the Houston Rockets vs. the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball preseason game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)
At the Mavericks' Tipoff Luncheon on Monday, Mark Cuban said the excitement and nervousness and fear of the unknown are all factors with which he's coping.
Just like every October.
And he's fully aware that there are fans, media members and even some people in the organization who are bracing for a potentially rough first month of the season.