Talk of SHU’s demise is very pre-mature. They are just in a slump.
It's an above average league this year with a bunch of OK teams. No one is terrible but no one is near the Top 15-16.
Kentucky won at Auburn yesterday and Maryland is on fire right now. When you play a team matters, fortunately for SHU those wins are getting better by the week. I never saw that roster as an NCAA lock but Powell was playing at James Harden-like levels in December. If that returns, they'll be fine.
At the same time, it highlights how teams adjust and scout and teams eventually force the 3rd and 4th options to produce. Cale and McKnight are actually stepping up, if they didn't,.some of these recent games could've gotten ugly.
It also highlights that fans like splashy plays, the 3s, the shooters etc...but when you get eaten alive on the glass and don't have a balanced roster of size, you're going to have games when you look great (Kentucky, Maryland) and others not so much.