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Former Toronto Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo addressed his tanking comments made at the MIT Sports Analytics Conference in Toronto on Friday and admitted it was merely a poor choice of words. Air Jordan 1 France . Speaking on TSN Radio 1050s TSN Drive with Dave Naylor on Monday, Colangelo said he had no intention of tanking the shortened 2011-12 season, but definitely wanted a high pick in the draft. "I wish that word wasnt used for headline reasons," said Colangelo, "but the story behind it was: how can we fix the system? How can we tweak the system to make it less likely that teams are rewarded for losing records? "I do believe that if youre as transparent as we were at the time - with our season seat holders, our fans, the market place and the media - everybody knew what the plan was and what we were going through. It didnt make it easy to lose games but there was anticipation that games would be lost. With that comes curtain rewards and in the system that we currently play under, the team with the worst record gets the greatest odds and a non-playoff team is in a lottery that can ultimately lead to them getting top-notch talent coming to their team." Colangelo said the team was happy getting Terrence Ross in the first round (8th overall) of the 2012 draft and would never tell a coach to lose games since it can only have negative long-term effects. "Coach was doing such a fabulous job with the group that there certainly was no intentional losing going on because we won far too many games than anyone anticipated and it put us in a position to still get a nice draft pick in Terrance Ross," said Colangelo. "But it certainly decreased our odds of getting the top choice, which was a franchise centre in Anthony Davis." Colangelo talked about when the team faced heavy scrutiny when they picked Jonas Valanciunas, who was selected in the first round (5th overall) in 2011. "We got booed off the stage when the announcement was made but that was the right pick for this organization. It was not an easy one to make knowing that Jonas would not be made available for at least a year and maybe more if the buyout hadnt been successfully negotiated. We knew it was going to be a tough scenario going into a new year without the inclusion of a top draft pick but the following season we also knew that not only would Jonas be coming but another fairly high-value draft selection - unknown at the time - would be helping us as well. Not to mention we would have cap space and greater developed players at that point." The Raptors finished the 2011-12 season with a 23-43 record, 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 Ross out of the University of Washington. The 2007 NBA Executive of the Year (with the Phoenix Suns) was speaking at the MIT Sports Analytics Conference 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. "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." 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You will be able to watch the show live on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) from 1am, while you can also keep up to speed with our live blog on skysports.com and the Sky Sports app. WWE No Mercy: How to order Find out how to book Sundays pay-per-view Plenty of questions will be answered inside the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, including the following… Will John Cena equal The Nature Boy?Should The Cenation Leader get the better of reigning WWE World Champion AJ Styles and Dean Ambrose in the main event Triple Threat Match, he will match Ric Flairs record of 16 world titles in WWE. A victory would also take Cena to 25 cumulative championships in the company - he has also claimed the United States Title on five occasions and won four sets of Tag Team Titles - and that would move him one clear of Smackdown commentator JBLs 24. The smart money, though, is on Styles to retain his gold - he proved at Backlash, when he blasted Ambrose with a low-blow to nab his first WWE belt, that he will go to any length to be champion. Gaming expert Delzinski has simulated No Mercy’s WWE World Championship Triple Threat Match using WWE 2K16 – who does he have winning? Is this it for Dolph Ziggler?Zigglers fans - Dolph-ins, if you will - wont be sleeping easy ahead of No Mercy as they know one slip-up from the Show-Off on Sunday night will signal the end of his WWE tenure. Sick of coming up short in big title matches, including to Ambrose at SummerSlam and twice recently to The Miz, Ziggler agreed to put his career on the line for one final shot at The Awesome Ones Intercontinental crown. Defeat would not just signal the end of his WWE existence, with the Ohio-born star confirming he would retire if he was beaten and not wrestle elsewhere. So, can Ziggler - a two-time world champion and Survivor Series MVP - triumph when it matters? Zigglers career highlights Check out The Show-Offs momentous WWE moments Will Bray Wyatts Sister Abigail appear?Randy Orton was left dumbfounded on this weeks WWE Smackdown when Bray Wyatt somehow extracted himself from a locked storage pod but, as some hidden camera footage showed, the Eater of Worlds may have had some help… Ahead of his escape, Wyatt was seen conversing with an unseen presence, someone he later referred to as Sister Abigail. Is said Sister a woman ready to wreak havoc on the females of Smackdown? Is it a code name for the bearded grapplers latest muscular follower following his separation from Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman and Luke Harper? Or is it all a cunning ruse designed to mess with Ortons mind? Bray Wyatt was locked in a storage pod by No Mercy opponent Randy Orton on Smackdown – but escaped after talking to Sister Abigail… Will Randy Orton earn a long-awaited PPV win?Orton will not want to let his mind wander from the task at hand - winning his first match on a WWE pay-per-view since he defeated Sheamus at Battleground in July 2015. Basket Yeezy 700 Pas Cher. The Viper lost a rematch with the Irishman at SummerSlam 2015 and, following a shoulder injury, it wasnt until SummerSlam in August this year that he made his PPV comeback. That quickly turned sour when he was crushed by Brock Lesnar, while his scheduled bout with Wyatt at Backlash last month was called off when he was blindsided by his rival backstage. Orton has No Mercy Pedigree, though - in 2007, he defeated Triple H in a bruising Last Man Standing bout to regain the world title he had lost earlier in the night. Randy Orton has not won on pay-per-view in over a year Who will Curt Hawkins wrestle?Former WWE Tag Champion Hawkins will make his television in-ring return at No Mercy following weeks of promos akin to Chuck Norris Facts. The 31-year-olds opponent is yet to be named, leading to all manner of internet speculation. Kane stepped up to face Wyatt at Backlash following Ortons injury, so will the Demon also see fit to battle Hawkins? Or will Hawkins slug it out with Apollo Crews, a man he defeated on the house show circuit earlier this month? Perhaps we could even see a reunion with the man he became WWE Tag Team Champion with, Zack Ryder - although Ryders current partner, Mojo Rawley, may have something to say about that! Who will step up to wrestle the returning Curt Hawkins? Watch WWE No Mercy, live on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) and Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) from 1am on Monday.The show is priced £14.95 for customers in the United Kingdom and €21.95 for viewers in the Republic of Ireland.You can also follow the pay-per-view on skysports.com and Sky Sports mobile and iPad apps with our live blog. Will Styles be able to fend off Cena and Ambrose? WWE No Mercy booking detailsONLINE: Visit this link: https://my.sky.com/orderboxoffice/PHONE: UK viewers can call 03442 410 888 to book WWE No Mercy, while customers in the Republic of Ireland should call 0818 220 225. (There may be an additional charge for telephone bookings).REMOTESky+: Press the box office button on your remote, then click the sports tab followed by WWE No Mercy.Sky Q: Press Home on your Sky Q remote, select TV guide, then Box Office and the WWE No Mercy. Enter your TV Pin if prompted. (Only bookings via Sky TV remote are recordable using Sky Plus).Sky TV residential customers only. Commercial customers contact Sky for price and to order. Sky Box Office terms apply. Cable customers should contact their local cable operator. Also See: WWE No Mercy: How to book WWE QUIZ: John Cena WATCH: Zigglers WWE lowlights WWE No Mercy preview ' ' '