Weber has been successful when he has a playmaking pg like Dee Brown and Deron Williams that Self left him, and now Angel. It appears to me in hindsight that his only successful teams after Self's recruits were gone are the teams that had Chet Frazier as his point guard.
I personally was not following the Illini at that time, but I understand Frazier was leader and also a a guy that could create shots on offense. Now, the correlation between good pg play and winning is true for all HM but some coaches can manufacture ways to points and win while others let seasons get away from them.
I am also concerned we will miss JO enormously. The defense has not been good against quality competition unless JO plays well and I don't think oscar will target it as he values having guys that fit is his system on O over protecting the rim on D.