I'm not gonna front, I remember early in is career Kobe used to have Lakers fans PISSED with them shots.
Then during the 2000-2001 season them shyts started going in consistently. By the time the playoffs rolled around most people were fine with him taking those shots and everybody knew it was just a matter of time before he was the best player on that team.
craziest thing about him taking those shots is that during his highest scoring games he takes shots like that and has great efficiency. It's one thing to outscore an entire team signlehandedly in three quarters, it's another to do that shyt while shooting 58% from the field.