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Post by Ambivalent_Fan on Sept 9, 2015 20:52:05 GMT -8
Cage down-graded on ESPN to 3-star 77 rating, behind both SGs Matthews 4-star 83, and Melton 3-star 79. Melton has a visit on 9/18 and was hot on SDSU before Gill-Ceaser came to the Mesa. Cage's stock is falling on ESPN. Regardless of his supposed falling stock on the Eastern Bias Network...MJ is a quality kid on all levels...and he's Aztec family...I would love him to become an Aztec one day soon...
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Post by dirtball on Sept 9, 2015 21:01:27 GMT -8
We would be lucky to land MJ. This site and aztec fans in general have gotten way to concerned with rankings. Quality bigs are extremely rare in the 2016 class.
BTW one reason he has fallen is because he didnt play during the summer except for in Vegas and that team was basically his high school team. Not some high profile Aau team. He doesnt self promote, isnt on social media. Instead he is actually in the gym getting better.
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Post by standiego on Sept 14, 2015 13:05:50 GMT -8
did he already go to visit the Ducks ? Any comments on if he will go visit others , Have in home visits or evaluate his options ?
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Post by jibron on Sept 17, 2015 18:28:37 GMT -8
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Post by Gundo on Sept 17, 2015 19:40:04 GMT -8
Per the Oregonian"Right now, the Ducks are not in his top three according to 247Sports which lists San Diego State and Kentucky as his likely destinations. However, a visit to the Pacific Northwest could change things. According to the report from the Oregonian, Oregon Head Coach Dana Altman recently visited the four-star recruit." I think that he could be considering U of A as well, since they lose there 3 front line seniors. Per OC Varsity"Mater Dei’s boys basketball team plays in the Ron Massey Memorial Fall Hoops Classic on Saturday and Sunday at Long Beach Jordan where Massey coached for many years. The Monarchs play Long Beach Poly in the last of the event’s nine games Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $10. Monarchs All-County 6-foot-10 senior center MJ Cage won’t be at the Massey event. He is at Oregon on a recruiting trip. Cage previously visited San Diego State, where his father Michael was a great player."
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Post by standiego on Sept 18, 2015 14:50:19 GMT -8
we could know a lot more about where Cage stands after his visit to the Ducks .
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Post by fisherville on Sept 18, 2015 15:09:29 GMT -8
AZ and KY is not an option for MJ.
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Post by aztech on Sept 18, 2015 15:10:23 GMT -8
You can bet he's going to get a full barrage of rumors about our program. Such pettiness can work against them like it did with J Mc.
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Post by sdcoug on Sept 18, 2015 16:10:05 GMT -8
AZ and KY is not an option for MJ. Yep, ESPN had a recruiting synopsis for the top programs & although I'm sure they didn't list everyone they're after they probably covered their key targets. Cage definitely wasn't on either list. However, I could see him being a fallback for UA since they have 5 openings and ZERO commits.
I could see him getting into Oregon - his dad liked the NW, but really liking our chances with him. Also think our relationship is tight enough with him the rumor mill won't impact him. Think they trust Fish & Dutch.
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Post by Gundo on Sept 18, 2015 23:49:48 GMT -8
from Michael Cage.
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Post by standiego on Sept 19, 2015 11:07:41 GMT -8
Does Oregon have 12 on its current squad for 2015 -16 ? with 3 seniors . So that means 9 scholarships taken for 2016 ( unless they start moving guys out , ) they have 2 recruits with verbals Pritchard PG , Smith SG/SF coming in for 2016. So is that 11 scholarships .They have 4 guys 6'9" or taller coming back for 2016 , if Trevor Manuel is not a 1 and done. of the 4 returning players only 1 will be a senior . Does Cage their PF/C recruit, see that as opportunity for PT or getting him ready for 2017 ? 5 * Recruit guard Monk is he a priority for them .
If we also want to talk about tarnished programs, what happened at Duckville , 4 guys leaving school for not the best reasons last season. Did they also lean on Smith after he recruited here .
Could be very interesting decision for Cage . 2017 class is loaded with PF/C . Will the Ducks add even more guys ?
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Post by FLAztec4Life on Sept 19, 2015 12:20:33 GMT -8
I just want to see when he verbals to us, other then that.....who cares?!
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Post by Gundo on Sept 20, 2015 18:55:59 GMT -8
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Post by standiego on Sept 21, 2015 9:22:36 GMT -8
depends how you interpret the article . To me it says Cage family was very impressed when the Ducks coach came for an in home visit the other week, so they were looking forward to the visit to Ducksville (this past weekend ). Also possibly adding visit to the Beavers . Does say they prefer to play in the West , so eliminates Kentucky (who has added at least two PF's /C) Then they also add they are looking for a school that can win the NCAA championship . So Arizona could still be a choice .
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Post by haleiwaaztec on Sept 21, 2015 9:34:38 GMT -8
"Former UA target M.J. Cage" Interesting...guess they really are not pursuing Cage. At this point, SDSU is probably the best option for him. I would be shocked if he passed on SDSU to get to Oregon or Oregon State. UCLA/Kentucky/Arizona I would understand, but heading up there really be a slap in the face to SDSU.
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Post by standiego on Sept 21, 2015 13:35:06 GMT -8
Decision is Jr.'s and if he chooses the Ducks / Nike facilities . They have made him their top priority,as have we, at PF , they play in the PAC . Why is that a slap ? We definitely need him here , but he will do what is better for him and what team could get him toward F4 . Ducks do a great sell job . Aztecs will need to have an excellent presentation for him if they can get an in home or even ask him to come down here for the X game 11/2 as unofficial ?
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Post by fisherville on Sept 21, 2015 19:54:21 GMT -8
Nobody has made him a priority at PF
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Post by smoketree on Sept 21, 2015 20:11:55 GMT -8
An insider at the Cal-SDSU tailgate told me that Kentucky is NOT interested in Cage.
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Post by fisherville on Sept 21, 2015 20:23:02 GMT -8
An insider at the Cal-SDSU tailgate told me that Kentucky is NOT interested in Cage. UK hasn't been involved for long time, AZ backed off couple months ago and have focused on Lauri and Lightfoot. Really unless the investigation scares him off he's ending up at SDSU imo. It's that simple.
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Post by aztecttcas on Sept 21, 2015 21:55:09 GMT -8
Is Cage over rated? Why the blue bloods backing off? His rankings have dropped too. Someone give some insight on what the heck happened to Cage.
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