Diagnose the right part of the shot
The official gameplay report separates Timing from Tempo. Its updated feedback tells you whether the release was early or late and whether the stick motion was too fast or slow. The moving tick mark provides a visible reference for that motion.
Do not answer every miss by releasing sooner. If Timing is close but Tempo is inconsistent, changing only the release point may leave the underlying problem untouched.
Use a controlled practice block
Choose one player and one familiar shot location. Attempt a small set of uncontested shots with the same setup, reading both feedback labels after each attempt. Change only the dimension that is repeatedly wrong.
Then repeat while adding one complication, such as movement before the shot. Avoid changing players, animations and camera settings together; you would lose the reference that made the first set informative.
Add defense after the motion is repeatable
A consistent empty-court routine is a starting point, not proof that every contested attempt should fall. Watch how you created space and whether the defender recovered before judging the shooting input alone.
2K states that Rhythm Shooting requires green Timing and that better Tempo improves the timing window. We have not measured that window or identified a universal jumper for every build.
For online play, recheck your feel in that mode rather than importing an offline timing assumption unchanged. Keep a stable technical setup so variable frame pacing does not become another moving target during practice.