Are the Heat really this bad?

1-7? 1-7? 1 AND 7?

Thats the Miami Heat's record as of today. That pathetic record has them in dead last in the Southeast division and is downright embarassing. It completely mindboggles me that a team 2 years removed from a NBA championship is this bad. Their record makes it look like they pulled a "Marlins" and firesaled the whole team. But that couldn't be farther from the truth.

The team actually improved, well at least on paper.
- They added a high-scoring forward in Ricky Davis, who is defintly a huge improvement for a 3rd scorer over Antoine Walker.
- They added 7-footer Mark Blount, who averaged 12 points and 6 boards last year.
- They added PG Smush Parker, who has averaged over 11 points the last 2 years.
- They got rid of Antoine Walker (finally), who couldn't stay skinny and was just abominable from the free throw line and pretty much just shooting in general.

So, what I am trying to say is how are they this bad, I mean look at the stats.
Ricky Davis averaged 17 points last year, Smush averaged 11, and Blount averged 12. They added 40 points a game in scoring and they lost Walker's 8 points. So, in essence, they gained around 32 points in scoring. Your probably thinking well they didnt have 2006 Finals MVP Dwyane Wade for their first 7 games. But, the 32 points they gained in scoring should have overwhelmingly made up for Wade's 27 points a game, at least for 7 games. I'm not talking about half the season- I mean 7 measily games, and they could win more than 1?

I love the Miami Heat, but I just dont understand why their this bad, seriosly look how good their lineup is even without "Flash".

C- Shaq/Mourning
PF- Haslem/Blount
SF- Dorell Wright/Penny Hardaway
SG- Ricky Davis
PG- Jason Williams/Smush Parker/Daequan Cook

I'm sorry- but that lineup is pretty scary and with the addition of Dwyane Wade it can be considered elite. I know Shaq, Mourning, and J-Will are old but they still make a huge impact on this roster and are still able to put points/boards/blocks.

So, why are the Heat this bad?

Is it the absence of Wade in the first 7 games- which I don't consider an excuse...
Is it because Ricky Davis hasn't stepped up enough?
Is it because Shaq's contribution is not nearly close to what it should be?
Is it because the new members on the team aren't gelling?
Is it a combination of all them?
or Is it just the end of a mini rein that the Miami Heat had in the eastern conference and time to start thinking about the draft?

I would like to hope and think that its a combination of all of them except for the last one and that if Ricky Davis starts stepping up and Shaq plays like we know he can, and D-Wade returns to 100% health and plays like he has for the last 3 years that we can return to an elite team in the Eastern Conference and make it to the NBA Finals.

Tell me what you think.....