I surely prefer passing,i think it is a primary skill for a playmaker,and an important skill for all the other players of the team.
An example:My best player have a good level of driving,so hecan take many shots,and this is good,but if he plays against a great defender,he can mistake many shots,and if he don't have good passing skills,he'll continues to shot and make mistakes
If this player have a not so good driving skill,but good/excellent passing skill,he can find another player which have a good mismatch,and so my team will take shots with higher percentages(i don't think the other player are so weaker than the adversaries)
This is the difference,i think