- Indianapolis AlleyCats – 2023 regular season record: 9-3
In the past three seasons, the AlleyCats have blended youth and experience as well as any team in the league, and the result is one of the most disciplined teams on both sides of the disc. Along with the Empire and Breeze, Indy was one of just three teams to finish with a top six conversion rate for both offense and defense; the ‘Cats finished third in team completion rate, one position higher than the champs from NY.
The offense has a lot of good throwers and pieces that can interchange with Keegan North, Travis Carpenter, Levi Jacobs, Rick Gross, and Xavier Payne all capable of filling multiple roles, while the league’s leading goal scorer Cameron Brock is extending his prime well into his 30s. For a franchise that was star-crossed for years, the AlleyCats have become one of the best in the business at not sustaining self-inflicted wounds.
Strong side: The ‘Cats had arguably the best throwing decisions of any team in 2023. All five of Indy’s most used throwers last season—Carpenter, Payne, North, Gross, and Brock—had a completion rate above 95 percent, and the ‘Cats as a team had the second highest huck percentage (68.5 percent) for the second season in a row.
Weak side: Oddly enough for a team with this much experience and efficiency, the ‘Cats are middle of the pack in red zone efficiency. And in their playoff loss to Minnesota, Indy converted just 11-of-15 (73 percent) of their red zone opportunities.
Originally posted on watchufa.com