At that time, Silver said the league would begin the discussion on whether to expand this Fall. But then, after the board of governors meeting last month, Silver said expansion wasn’t a major topic of discussion. Silver cited specific complications, but to me at this point, it sounds like excuses of "yada yada" and "blah blah blah." Silver says expansion will be addressed sometime this season, but on behalf of the fans here, it’s just not good enough. Instead, it was the perfect opportunity to Silver to show up and surprise the crowd with the official start of expansion talks to reward their loyalty and patience.