Bad Shot Shooter

On the opposite end of my spectrum from the pulling guard is the Bad Shot Shooter.

The Bad Shot Shooter is most identifiable in the NBA. Late shot-clock situations, struggling offense, defefensive lineup - all can lead to a situation where a shot needs to be taken and the offense has no leverage.

The Bad Shot Shooter is important but can become toxic if he fails to remain within his role.

Mike James was always an excellent bad shot shooter, but James took so many bad shots that he became a great detriment to his team.

Kobe is so divisive because of his Bad Shot Shooting. Kobe can dominate games with bad shots (any player that has scored more than 80 points in a game can make bad shots) but he shoots so well that he can become toxic to his team by taking so many shot - and so many bad shots. The public vacillated wildly on Kobe for a few years (Shaq / post-Shaq pre-Pau / Pau) not because the public was fluctuating, but because Kobe was.

After Shaq Kobe was the best player in the league at taking bad shots. He'd make enough that he was still a star, but he take enough that his team's couldn't compete. Perhaps his teams weren't good enough to compete anyway, but Kobe was ensuring it. After the Lakers brought in some legitimate NBA talent (Gasol acquired in a deal that must have included rohypnol) Kobe stopped taking bad shots - but kept hitting bad shots - and led his team to a title.

NBA Championship Bad Shot Shooters include:
Chauncy Billups
Kobe Bryant
Micheal Jordan
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Notable exceptions:
Robert Horry

Horry was Big Shot Bob. Took game-deciding shots, not bad shots.
I'd like to get to a post on Horry but this isn't it. Horry was an excellent teammate, Bad Shot Shooters rarely are.