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Darrell Arthur has high hopes for Nuggets

By Mathew Huff

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 8: Denver Nuggets Gary Harris (14) and Darrell Arthur (00) unveil their new team jersey on August 8, 2017 during a pep rally in Denver, Colorado the DCPA. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 8: Denver Nuggets Gary Harris (14) and Darrell Arthur (00) unveil their new team jersey on August 8, 2017 during a pep rally in Denver, Colorado the DCPA. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images) /
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Darrell Arthur recently made a comment which made many casual fans laugh, but also instilled confidence in Nuggets fans.

With the new jerseys for the Denver Nuggets officially revealed, many people are now looking forward to the upcoming NBA season.

Darrell Arthur is one player in particular doing this. Darrell Arthur made a comment stating he believes the Denver Nuggets could be contenders along with the Golden State Warriors. Here is the exact quote.

"“We can be a contender for sure, right up there with Golden State,” he said Tuesday, per Harrison Wind of BSNDenver.com."

Credit to Bleacher Report for the excerpt. Obviously, this drew a lot of criticism and jokes from other fans and peers of the NBA, but in his defense, what else is a player supposed to say?

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Do I think we will be up there with Golden State this season? No, I know it is unrealistic, but I would rather see Arthur saying this compared to him making a statement talking about how bad the team may be this coming season.

Any fan should want their players to be confident in their team’s potential and this is exactly what Darrell Arthur is doing. Don’t forget, Millsap said he thinks Denver could surpass his 60 win Hawks team as well. He knows the addition of four time All Star, Paul Millsap to couple with Nikola Jokic will help propel the Nuggets to the next step.

Also, let’s stop pretending the Warriors always own the Nuggets shall we. The Nuggets are one of the few teams who have defeated the Warriors at least once in a season series in the past two years.

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Arthur is showing a lot of faith in this young Nuggets core and it is up to them to answer the bell for the season which is already on the horizon.

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