I watched the GS game, focusing on Looney.
Kofi:
- Gets up the floor faster.
- Occupies space better in the paint.
Looney"
- Defends better outside of the paint.
- Does a better job of keeping the ball alive, e.g. tapping out offensive rebounds. This doesn't show on the stat sheet.
- Is a far better passer.
- Has a bit more range on his shot. (Kofi will get there.) This means the defense needs to step out to guard him, and he can run cuts.
- Does a better job of blocking out for cutters (and layups).
Without the good inside passing game, It isn't clear that Looney sees the floor. His passing is what keeps the opposing defense honest. I'm not sure even that it is enough without Green's passing to complement him. Their inside passing game is good, and they can feed the open 3 or cutter.
Kofi has shown that he can, and is, learning. The question is whether someone is willing to invest the 1-2 years to see if he can develop a consistent mid range+ shot, and learn to make timing passes to cutters.