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With a stout defense and depth everywhere, Cuban excited about this season

After he witnessed his team go through a full-fledged and very competitive scrimmage Wednesday morning at American

Airlines Center, Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban had a difficult time holding back his enthusiasm about the upcoming season.

The Mavs advanced to last season’s Western Conference Finals, where they were dispatched in five games by the eventual world champion Golden State Warriors. When asked if this year’s Mavs are better than the group that finished last season with the NBA’s fifth-best regular season record, Cuban couldn’t contain his excitement.

“We can be a lot better, but the challenge is the whole NBA is a lot better,” Cuban said in his first extensive interview with the Dallas media since training camp started over two weeks ago.