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08:12 AM ET 08.16 | During this offseason, Amar'e Stoudemire can hope to turn the page on a tremendously trying season, both on and off the court. The mission began last week, on a quiet ranch in Katy, Tex., where Stoudemire took the first drop-step in a midcareer makeover. The pick-and-rolling, power-dunking star is now a student of the low post. His teacher is a soft-spoken Hall of Famer with a Nigerian accent and two championship rings. Hakeem Olajuwon, a former Houston Rockets star and an oracle of the low post, is pleased with his pupil???s progress. "You won???t believe it," Olajuwon said in a telephone interview from his ranch outside Houston. ... "It???s night and day," Olajuwon said. "What???s so nice is he wants it; he likes the post."

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August 16, 2012 08:45 AM ET

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Can You Shake, Rattle And Roll, Bro?

I Love LA

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August 16, 2012 08:49 AM ET

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Good to see Amare is putting in work to get better this offseason. He needs to do this because I'm pretty sure he isn't going to get his athleticism and explosiveness back.

Klockwork33

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August 16, 2012 08:53 AM ET

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or the ball playing with melo

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August 16, 2012 08:57 AM ET

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Maybe these guys should pay someone to teach them defence, expecially Melo.. just saying

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August 16, 2012 09:10 AM ET

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I would hire him to teach some defence.. the worm was a genius at it

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August 16, 2012 09:20 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET 08.16 by jgb

<crosses fingers>I hear hakeem is an honorable man....so I hope he isn't lying through his teeth about amare

Hakeem may be right on but you also have to realize that STAT has eye, back and knee problems. His body can only take him so far. Personally I think it's fair if he retires so we can use the cap space to go after Chris Paul...

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August 16, 2012 09:24 AM ET

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Maybe these guys should pay someone to teach them defence, expecially Melo.. just saying

And that would be Mike Woodson, genius

YanksKnicksRangersJe…

Brooklyn , NY

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August 16, 2012 09:53 AM ET

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I would hire him to teach some defence.. the worm was a genius at it

Yeah but the genius doesn't know what day it is anymore.

Eli...

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August 16, 2012 10:08 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:49 AM ET 08.16 by Klockwork33

Good to see Amare is putting in work to get better this offseason. He needs to do this because I'm pretty sure he isn't going to get his athleticism and explosiveness back.

True..post moves can extend his career and make him a more valuable piece of the puzzle NYK are trying to build. I always thought that he should have been on the block more, he can use his relative quickness (for a PF) to face up and pump fake-make a move rather than shoot the jumper