Philadelphia Inventors![]() |
But
while
Philadelphia
doesn't
have quite the structure they held in 2009,
the addition of former Destiny player, GM
Magesh Panchanathan
along with IM Bryan Smith
having had some great results recently, the Inventors should certainly
not be weak at the top. And one thing Philadelphia has never had
a problem with is having a large number players who are very capable of
manning the lower boards, including two former All Stars, IM
Richard Costigan and NM
Elvin Wilson, who should help make them very strong on the bottom
boards.
While
most
would
likely
not be inclined to put the Inventors amongst their
favorites for teams to take the crown, it's been shown time and time
again in the USCL that previuosly unheralded teams have the ability to
come out of nowhere to shock the league as Carolina did in 2008 and New
Jersey in 2009. Given Philadelphia's penchant for being the
underdogs, the thought of pulling off a similar amazing run might be
just the motivation the players need to make 2010 their best season yet. |
