Melo doesn't look defeated, yet.
He does look like a guy that came into the season giving this team a clean slate, bought into the plan of the coach and at one point was fooled into thinking things were going to be different because of Porzingis, the supporting crew and the decent record.
Then all came crashing down. Quickly and unexpectedly. Everything unraveled: Fisher fired, no trade moves, losing continues and things start to shockingly look exactly like last season traumatic year.
Its not easy.
No matter how much you make, if you have a goal and it seems you are stuck far away from it, its just deflating.