Yeah of course:
1. With the right conditioning and coaching, I believe that if he works at it he can be a better on-ball defender than Hayward. At the very least he won't get backed down as much. He probably won't have as many highlight chasing down blocks, but he'll be better at stopping his man in a half court situation.
2. I believe he could be a more consistent shooter both with the 2pt and with the 3pt shot. (he never dipped below 35% in college 3's, Hayward was below 30% in his last year of college ball)
3. Judging by the way he speaks and how he was able to become the Captain of Duke in his 1st year as a transfer, his character, etc, I do believe Hood is stronger mentally as a competitor/player.
We'll just have to wait and see at the end of the day, at least I'll live as I believe. No matter what they take from me - they can't take away my dignity.