If this will be successful, it's going ot be a more improve Vic Manuel.
I believe they are trying to make him like Justin Chua, a big man who can shoot 3s but haven't really seen Manuel making a lot of 3 points shots in his old team.
Not a good idea for me. Manuel is already on the veteran age and then this is just time to practice threes?
Practicing on three? For what? Why not just let him work on his main role where he is dominant. Again as I said, he's already past his prime so adjusting to a different position, where he is not used to be for several years, will be a difficult role for him.
It's even better if he would master a 3 point shoot because that would help him when he will not be as dominant as he was in the inside. There are big mans who can shoot 3s, maybe that's what the Phoenix are trying to achieve here, they want their big man to be versatile so they can contribute inside and outside. Manuel is known for his inside presence, but he is in a new team with different culture so he has to adjust.
Phoenix, not just being bankrupt, becomes out of nowhere of thinking.
Let's give them a chance to prove this year, maybe we are wrong then.