"Take a deep breath, Amar'e.

That was yesterday's message from coach Mike D'Antoni to slumping Amar'e Stoudemire and his reeling Knicks.

The coach said the club is "pressing'' because of the big expectations this season, especially the Knicks' All-Star power forward.

In the Knicks' losses to the Warriors and Lakers on their Califormia trip, Stoudemire has shot a combined 9-for-31 as the "Broadway Bigs'' have turned into the "Broadway Busts.''

The Knicks (1-2) are too heavily dependent on the scoring of their starting frontcourt because their bench is depleted, and they lack a true starting point guard. As a consequence, they can't win when Stoudemire is this much off his game."