Labaron Philon was one of the few bright spots for Alabama basketball offensively against Gonzaga, but Nate Oats has higher expectations for his star point guard.
Labaron Philon could have remained in the NBA Draft last year, and he would've gotten picked somewhere late in the first round or early second. One of the main reasons he returned to Alabama was that he knew Nate Oats would push him to become even better.
Oats' comments about Philon in the aftermath of Alabama's 95-85 loss to Gonzaga on Monday night are exactly what Philon was talking about.