When Mike Woodson took over as interim coach as the Knicks in March he suggested the team would run their offense through their star players — Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire.

After a rocky to end to Stoudemire’s season, Woodson suggested the power forward work with Rockets great Hakeem Olajuwon to work on his postgame.

“He knew I had it in me,” Stoudemire told FOX 26 in Houston about Woodson.

“He called up a good friend Hakeem and Hakeem said, ‘sure no problem.’”

Olajuwon, who led the Rockets to back-to-back titles in 1994-95, has worked with several stars through the years to help them improve their low-post game. The Post reported that Knicks center Tyson Chandler was supposed to join Stoudemire, but opted out after the Olympics.

“He helped me a lot,” Stoudemire said. “A lot of moves that he has really, really translate to my game. To now develop a post game is going to be remarkable for me. It’s going to catch a lot of my opponents off guard and it’s going to be a great year for me.”

Some have questioned Stoudemire’s ability to be a star in this league now that he’s lost some of the explosiveness that made him dominant with the Suns earlier in his career.

“It’s always room to improve as a player. To want to be the best is always a common denominator for most players,” Stoudemire said.

“That’s the route I hope to take with my career, is to eventually get to the Hall of Fame and win multiple championships. To learn from a guy and pick up the same characteristics as he has and apply them to myself is going to be awesome for me.”

Olajuwon said he was impressed with Stoudemire and the Knicks organization.

“The most important thing is the value that you know you can add to their career,” Olajuwon said. “That’s what’s most joyful for me. You are familiar with the style of basketball that they play and you see how you can expand their game, not just on the post, as a scorer.”

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