Only because Riker shot Cochrane in the back then strapped his paralysed ass in a missile nose cone. The Borg Queen pondered. He is a legend. The Queen stated. The Borg Queen made a rude noise.
Data choose that moment to break free.
Picard leapt at her screaming incoherently. She hit him with Data's head, he punched back. Picard screamed and ran at her. She clonked him senseless. Right, lets get back to assimilation.