Possibly you've noticed he's never posted even one pic of any grow, LOLLol I'm not a new grower bud, and niether was the guy that came up with the "air basket" technique. Don't bother down playing the way others decide to try things just because you like how you grow.
Whether you would ever admit it or not is beside the point, this process has benefit for very little cost.
Also I've been there and done that, so there is no need for you to wait. If you don't have anything useful to add then just move on man. There are lots of different ways to grow really well. There is no point in going around shitting on other peoples grows and ideas. Especially in a case like this when your just talking out of your ass. If you can't understand the basic benefit of wet/dry cycles you need to do more growing and more research.