Great News ! Amare and Tyson will be working with Hakeem Olujuwan this offseason

[SSj4Wingzero]

^Good post, + rep!

Dream's turnaround jumper was lethal. Amar'e doesn't need a dream shake to be effective, he just needs to be able to have one more weapon in the arsenal because he's not as athletic as he used to be. If he can keep defenders honest in the low post with even a small back to the basket game, it'll change the way they play against him entirely, because right now, all they have to do is get up in his face since his jumper isn't there yet.

Hopefully he picks up a bit of Dreams' defensive mentality too.

[Crazy⑧s]

^Good post, + rep!

Dream's turnaround jumper was lethal. Amar'e doesn't need a dream shake to be effective, he just needs to be able to have one more weapon in the arsenal because he's not as athletic as he used to be. If he can keep defenders honest in the low post with even a small back to the basket game, it'll change the way they play against him entirely, because right now, all they have to do is get up in his face since his jumper isn't there yet.

Hopefully he picks up a bit of Dreams' defensive mentality too.

1000%

[Clyde & The Pearl]

That's right ladies and gents... Hakeem the dream will be flying to NY to work out with our 2 all star bigs ... As reported by Stephen a Smith and Ryan Ry
ucco on 98.7 espn

I'm not one to toot my on horn but I said STAT needed to do this immediately after hearing he worked out with D12. Better late than never I guess...

[tiger0330]

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A source close to Amare Stoudemire told ESPNNewYork.com that the Knicks' power forward will work with NBA legend and post-up coach Hakeem Olajuwon later this offseason.

Olajuwon will fly to New York in August to train with Stoudemire. The source also said Tyson Chandler might join Stoudemire for the workouts, but that hasn't been confirmed.

Olajuwon, 49, has previously worked one-on-one with three of the best players in the game: Kobe Bryant (2009), Dwight Howard (2010) and LeBron James last summer. Each player showed immediate improvement on the block in the following season.

Stoudemire's future work with Olajuwon could signal Mike Woodson's coaching strategy to use him more in the low post and have Chandler become the team's main high pick-and-roller with Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony. (Stoudemire has more of a foundation in the low post already.)

In this scenario, the Knicks could have more defined roles and less crowding on the court, which would lead to better ball movement and scoring opportunities. They also need to score more in the paint and have more bodies for offensive rebounds besides Chandler, as they finished this past season in the middle of the league in both categories.

Stoudemire has never been a consistent back-to-the-basket threat -- he has mostly scored off drives, midrange jumpshots and pick-and-rolls -- but if he can combine his intensity and aggressiveness with some new moves from Olajuwon, he could be a more complete threat.

Stoudemire is currently traveling overseas for a couple of weeks. Once he returns, he'll start a training program with a conditioning coach and physical therapist for his back. He suffered a bulging lower disk toward the end of this past season.

Stoudemire was not in Los Angeles this past week to meet with Woodson, Lin, Anthony and members of the coaching and training staff; he was in Chicago, hosting his Nike big man camp for top high school and college players.

[Paul1355]

Great news... any chance we can get Harrelson and Jordan to sit in on a couple of these sessions? Wouldn't hurt.

Since Amare and Tyson are the guys getting paid the big bucks, they should know some post moves...I am very happy about this news

[NYk_Reloaded718]

I'm not one to toot my on horn but I said STAT needed to do this immediately after hearing he worked out with D12. Better late than never I guess...

Now Maybe Tyson Chandler will teach him how to put some effort on the defensive end, till this day i don't get how your standing next to the best defensive player all season.. yet your crap on defense. Even Dirk's defense improved slightly with Chandlers presence

[Crazy⑧s]

Now Maybe Tyson Chandler will teach him how to put some effort on the defensive end, till this day i don't get how your standing next to the best defensive player all season.. yet your crap on defense. Even Dirk's defense improved slightly with Chandlers presence

The difference between Dirk and STAT is that Dirk doesn't have a poo covered carrot for a brain. Dirk knew full well that he could afford to gamble more on defense with Chandler stalking his opponent in the background, and with a good blend of timing and anticipation he made that a plus for Dallas' defense.

STAT, the unrivaled maker of empty promises, is so fcking retarded and so entwined in his own little world, that the concept of doing anything coherent defensively as a teammate surpasses him.

[NYk_Reloaded718]

The difference between Dirk and STAT is that Dirk doesn't have a poo covered carrot for a brain. Dirk knew full well that he could afford to gamble more on defense with Chandler stalking his opponent in the background, and with a good blend of timing and anticipation he made that a plus for Dallas' defense.

STAT, the unrivaled maker of empty promises, is so fcking retarded and so entwined in his own little world, that the concept of doing anything coherent defensively as a teammate surpasses him.

your right, maybe next season well see some improvement. I understand defense wasn't his thing in high school, and playing for MDA his whole career didn't help him defensively either, but if he can give somewhat of the effort he gave us in his 2010 season that would be helpful for this team going forward. I feel ever since Melo came to the team Stat has been on cruise control and to laid back. We need the aggressive Stat from the PRE- MELO trade, even then he played SOMEWHAT better defense than he played last season.