Meteor without basic skill

Since boots with +4 meteor and a starfall coronet dropped into my lap I decided to give Lurkins meteor build a try. Just started and t2 is alright, but since this build is supposed to be able to clear pit95 I gotta ask about the playstyle? Yes, meteor does a lot of damage but in between casting there is no basic skill involved and familiars, lightning bolt and ice blades are not enough to keep the monsters from killing you in between the meteor cast delays. What do I miss? Does the meteor cooldown have to go to almost zero? Is that the trick?