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SMU guard Jon Killen visited last week with PonyFans.com to discuss his decision: attend graduate school at SMU's Cox School of Business, or keep playing the game he loves on the professional level in Europe?

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Good Stuff, PP.

Nice write-up - good to see an Arlington guy doing so well.
Good luck, John, in the classroom or on the hardwood, and thanks for playing so hard for the Ponies!

Thanks - one of our own, doing well.
Go get 'em, Jon. We'll be watching and cheering all the way.

Honestly, I thought Killen was a career bench guy after his first two years, but he turned out to be a pretty damn good player. Good luck, Jon.

i hope he goes to europe, thats a fantastic opportunity

True. It's not as lucrative as an NBA job, of course, but the chance to live over there basically without expenses, see the world, learn a language, etc., would be hard to pass up, I'd think.

PonyPride wrote:True. It's not as lucrative as an NBA job, of course, but the chance to live over there basically without expenses, see the world, learn a language, etc., would be hard to pass up, I'd think.

From what I have read, John is very smart. He should try to make it overseas and if it doesn't work out, get his MBA. Even if it does work out, I would advise him to get his MBA, but make sure that he majors in Investments so that he learns not to blow the big money when he does make it! Afterall Tony Dorsett would never have had to go into bankruptcy if he had invested in Exxon stock instead of the Oil and Gas partnerships that his accountant convinced him to invest in. A little knowledge in investments (check out "investors.com") can keep you from making the big mistakes that take years to overcome.