I'm not yet ready to make any declarative statements about how well an All-NBA talent like DeMarcus Cousins is recovering a from a devastating knee injury that has prematurely undercut promising careers of players whose size didn't make them anywhere near as difficult to stabilize. After all, while the consistently with which he did so is impressive, all he really did was knock down a bunch of uncontested threes from a balanced position that he likely wouldn't be privy to during an actual game. That's not quite enough for me to definitively say he's well on his way back to being one of the most dominant and versatile big men in all of basketball. That said, it is more than enough for me to direct an inquisitive glare back at those that tried desperately to downplay the back-to-back champs adding a 5th superstar by questioning both his health and his fit. Again, I'm not saying this video should change anyone's stance on a free agent signing that is a long way from being proven impactful. However, if those that were skeptical plan on changing their tune then now would be the time, as DeMarcus Cousins clearly hasn't lost the type of touch that the Warriors best know how to weaponize. If absolutely nothing else, watching a near 7-footer who was assumed to still be about 5 months away from NBA action rip twine twenty times in a row is a reason to reexamine the idea that his addition to a team that's only increased their lead on the rest of the field this offseason isn't that big of a deal. So speak now or forever hold both your peace and your piece, as - at the very least - Boogie appears to have taken a couple steps towards dancing on graves and delivering detractors a blow to their gut feeling that would make Draymond Green blush.
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