In the article at the link, the author amazingly, astoundingly, stupifyingly and breathtakingly wrote:
A few days before Christmas, Boogie was spotted working out with Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy at Staples Center.
Cousins looked fluid.
In Handy we trust. Negative comments about Cousin's return may be safely ignored. _________________ “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.”
Cousin’s body was so out of shape when he was first injured that it will
No it wasn't. Seriously, how'd you forget how in shape Cousins was and had gotten himself before he got hurt? Or the numerous articles about how hard he was hitting the gym. Cousins was nowhere near "so out of shape".
Do you have any idea when he was first injured in NO? Obviously not.
he wasn't out of shape when he was injured in New Orleans, he wasn't "so out of shape" when he was on the Warriors, and he wasn't out of shape when he got hurt this off-season.
Cousin’s body was so out of shape when he was first injured that it will
No it wasn't. Seriously, how'd you forget how in shape Cousins was and had gotten himself before he got hurt? Or the numerous articles about how hard he was hitting the gym. Cousins was nowhere near "so out of shape".
Do you have any idea when he was first injured in NO? Obviously not.
he wasn't out of shape when he was injured in New Orleans, he wasn't "so out of shape" when he was on the Warriors, and he wasn't out of shape when he got hurt this off-season.
So you're wrong in either aspect.
It's all made up stuff to support an argument. No truth to out of shape comment
if so that would be the quickest recovery ever from an ACL as far as I know
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Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:45 pm Post subject:
I can't imagine Cousins walking straight out of rehab and into playing championship caliber basketball on some nice sunny weekend in the middle of a playoff run. As it stands right now, any playing time at all, even scoring one single basket, would be a major victory for him, or for anyone dealing with the kind of injuries that DMC is dealing with.
If we see him doing contact drills by all star break and full contact 5 on 5 scrimmaging by early March I'll change my mind on that. Until then, I doubt he'll be a factor in the playoffs this year.
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Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:52 pm Post subject:
TooMuchMajicBuss wrote:
I can't imagine Cousins walking straight out of rehab and into playing championship caliber basketball on some nice sunny weekend in the middle of a playoff run. As it stands right now, any playing time at all, even scoring one single basket, would be a major victory for him, or for anyone dealing with the kind of injuries that DMC is dealing with.
If we see him doing contact drills by all star break and full contact 5 on 5 scrimmaging by early March I'll change my mind on that. Until then, I doubt he'll be a factor in the playoffs this year.
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He has yet to play a regular-season game with the Lakers thanks to suffering a torn ACL in August. Even though he’s still injured, he holds some value as a trade piece. However, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said on Lakers Talk with Allen Sliwa that the Lakers may not be too keen on doing that just yet. “… in being around the Lakers, they believe, I think that DeMarcus Cousins is going to have a chance to play at some point this season… I don’t think the Lakers want to trade DeMarcus Cousins,” said Windhorst, courtesy of TheLakersReview. “I think they want to hang onto him, with the idea that he can recover from that injury.” – via Austin Boyd @ Heavy.com
Not really interested in playing him heavy minutes if/when he comes back, but having a big man rotation of Boog/Dwight/McGee in the playoffs is a cheat code. They say the league ain’t scurred of us...oh they will be...they will be.
He has yet to play a regular-season game with the Lakers thanks to suffering a torn ACL in August. Even though he’s still injured, he holds some value as a trade piece. However, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said on Lakers Talk with Allen Sliwa that the Lakers may not be too keen on doing that just yet. “… in being around the Lakers, they believe, I think that DeMarcus Cousins is going to have a chance to play at some point this season… I don’t think the Lakers want to trade DeMarcus Cousins,” said Windhorst, courtesy of TheLakersReview. “I think they want to hang onto him, with the idea that he can recover from that injury.” – via Austin Boyd @ Heavy.com
Not really interested in playing him heavy minutes if/when he comes back, but having a big man rotation of Boog/Dwight/McGee in the playoffs is a cheat code. They say the league ain’t scurred of us...oh they will be...they will be.
We're desperate for skilled guys (i.e., anybody who can do more than stand out on the perimeter ready to shoot) offense pretty much at every position, so it makes sense to hold onto Boogie, no matter how remote the chances of him recovering enough to play anywhere close to where he was pre-injury.
His 3 ball looks really more natural than Dwight's and McGee. I definitely think Boogie is worth hanging on to. He could play a 10-15 minute role, give us a completely different look on offense.
Even if not this year, you get him ready for next season. Bring him back on a 1 year deal, and then you have early bird rights for 2021 for him if he has a productive season.
I have been against cutting or trading him from the start. He looks legit motivated, like Dwight was. Before the injury he was so thin, looking like he was going to have a big season.
The big question is whether he can still get back to being able to play a NBA season - but there's no reason he can't considering his age and doctors expecting him to make a full recovery.
He's 29 years old, will be 30 next season. That's still young enough to contribute. And he's one of AD's best friends. His shooting and passing would bring something new to this team from the center position. I'm in favor of keeping him around.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 1:59 pm Post subject:
TheBlackMamba wrote:
vasashi17+ wrote:
He has yet to play a regular-season game with the Lakers thanks to suffering a torn ACL in August. Even though he’s still injured, he holds some value as a trade piece. However, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said on Lakers Talk with Allen Sliwa that the Lakers may not be too keen on doing that just yet. “… in being around the Lakers, they believe, I think that DeMarcus Cousins is going to have a chance to play at some point this season… I don’t think the Lakers want to trade DeMarcus Cousins,” said Windhorst, courtesy of TheLakersReview. “I think they want to hang onto him, with the idea that he can recover from that injury.” – via Austin Boyd @ Heavy.com
Not really interested in playing him heavy minutes if/when he comes back, but having a big man rotation of Boog/Dwight/McGee in the playoffs is a cheat code. They say the league ain’t scurred of us...oh they will be...they will be.
We're desperate for skilled guys (i.e., anybody who can do more than stand out on the perimeter ready to shoot) offense pretty much at every position, so it makes sense to hold onto Boogie, no matter how remote the chances of him recovering enough to play anywhere close to where he was pre-injury.
He wasn’t looking very good for the Warriors in the playoffs last season. It’s too bad that injuries forced them to play him, he could have taken more time to heal. Iggy looked pretty done as well, I really hope that we don’t have to rely on the two of them. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
Man if he could be 80% of what he was...if we face the Clippers. Letting him work down low if Lebron struggles to get into the paint...would be so helpful for a few possessions here and there
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