" The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Knicks new point guard, who won a national championship with Duke in 2001.

Q: You played a pickup game (in Chicago) with Barack Obama?

A: A couple of times.

Q: How did that happen?

A: My best friend is Reggie Love, and we went to school together at Duke, so he's one of Barack's body men (aides).

Q: So he (Love) invited Barack down to a gym?

A: They usually play all the time, and obviously Barack lives in Chicago. . . . Every Sunday morning, they play at this gym in downtown Chicago, which was right around the corner from me.

Q: And what's Barack like?

A: He understands how to play, and I think with age, his skills have kinda diminished. But for his age, he's pretty decent (chuckles).

Q: Did he tell any stories about the campaign trail or anything?

A: No, I think that's just his time just to get away from all that. When he's playing basketball, that's his way just to be himself.

Q: What do you like about his game?

A: He's a great passer. He has great court vision.

Q: Scouting report on Chris Duhon?

A: Very smart . . . always understands what's going on in the game. Right now I would say streaky shooter, but I'm thinking I'm gonna pass that right now since I've been really hard on that. Pass-first guy . . . very solid defender, on and off the ball . . . he's a competitor.

Q: Scouting report on Chris Duhon off the court?

A: My personality reflects in the way I play . . . very unselfish . . . very giving . . . put people before me . . . love to be around family and friends, and people that care about me.

Q: Do you like pressure situations?

A: Yeah, love it.

Q: Why?

A: I think it speaks a lot about your character.

Q: What would you tell fans about what they should expect from the Knicks this season?

A: Expect a team that's gonna compete every night, that's gonna be fun to watch. We're gonna put up a lot of points, and we're gonna win a lot of games.

Q: A lot of games meaning . . .?

A: We're definitely gonna win more than 23 games but . . . we should make the playoffs.

Q: Why do you think this is a playoff team?

A: The talent has always been here. I just think they needed direction. I think Coach D'Antoni's style of play suits a lot of the guys' styles of play individually, and we can continue to build on our chemistry. We can compete with a lot of teams."