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Bryan Colangelo has admitted to tanking. The former Toronto Raptors general manager spoke to the MIT Sports Analytics Conference in Toronto on Friday where he said that he intended for the Raptors to finish as close to the Eastern Conference basement as possible in the lockout shortened 2011-12 season in hope of winning the NBA Draft lottery. "Admittedly, I will say, I tried to tank a couple years ago," said Colangelo to the conference. "And I didnt come out and say, Coach (Dwane Casey), youve got to lose games. I never said that. I wanted to have him establish a winning tradition and a culture and all of that, but I wanted to do it in the framework of playing and developing young players, and with that comes losing. Theres just no way to avoid that, but I never once said, Youve got to lose this game." The Raptors finished the 2011-12 season 23-43, good for 11th in the Eastern Conference, 12 games behind the Philadelphia 76ers for the final playoff spot in the East, and the eighth-worst record in the NBA. The team neither rose, nor fell in the lottery, receiving the eighth-overall pick in the 2012 draft where they selected Terrence Ross out of the University of Washington. The 2007 NBA Executive of the Year (with the Phoenix Suns) was speaking on a proposal currently in front of the NBA Board of Governors which would see the draft lottery and any incentive to bottom out eliminated. Colangelo was relieved of his general manager position last May in favour of Masai Ujiri and eventually resigned his post as Raptors president the following month. Nike Zoom Saldi . Pillar is batting .305 with 17 extra-base hits, 19 RBI and five stolen bases in 34 games for Buffalo this season. The right-handed hitter had an International League high, 18-game hitting streak this season and currently owns an IL high 26-game on base streak. Scarpe Zoom Scontate . - Steve Stricker usually doesnt show up at a tournament on Sunday. http://www.nikezoomscontate.it/ . It all would have been for naught, however, had it not been for some clutch shooting in the fourth quarter by Kobe Bryant and a couple of equally critical hustle plays by Derek Fisher and Pau Gasol in the final minutes. Nike Zoom Outlet Italia . 5 Trade Deadline isnt that far away and teams will be making decisions on whether to buy, sell and decide which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value. Nike Zoom Italia . Jose Bautista homered for the fifth straight game in the sixth inning, following a two-out solo homer by Melky Cabrera. Edwin Encarnacion led off the seventh with a homer to tie the game 3-3 and, with two out in the seventh, Munenori Kawasaki came through with the two-out single to score pinch-runner Steve Tolleson with what proved to be the winning run.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Oakland Raiders are down three running backs against the New York Jets with Darren McFadden, Rashad Jennings and Jeremy Stewart all inactive. Fullback Marcel Reece is getting the start Sunday, with cornerback-turned-running back Taiwan Jones backing him up. McFadden was ruled out earlier in the week because of an ankle injury, while Jennings has a concussion and Stewart is dealing withh knee and ankle ailments.dddddddddddd Wide receiver Denarius Moore is missing his third straight game with a shoulder injury. Safety Tyvon Branch wont play despite returning to practice for the first time since breaking his right leg in Week 2. New York wide receiver Jeremy Kerley will play for the first time since dislocating his left elbow on Nov. 3, but Stephen Hill is out with a knee ailment. ' ' '