The term basic does not necessarily mean that other financial information not covered by the auditor's opinion is less important to users than that contained in the basic statements; it merely connotes the expected nature of the auditor's review of, and association with, the information.
Just because the information is described as "basic" that doesn't mean that the auditor thinks its less important.
Central Jordan's disdain for one of his coaches from the University of North Carolina, Dean Smith.