Yes,I know all of his 'stats'.But the Genoveses have always had competent people,Funzi,Salerno.Catena etc.You can switch those guys amongst themselves however you want and the result would have been the same.
Yes the Genoveses were better off than the other families but I figure that was because the Genovese family for the most part had better people in general,not because of Gigante's leadership.
But it was Gigante's leadership that
kept the family strong. All you have to do is look at the other families following the Commission case, who took over, and the results - including the infighting, defections, etc. We never saw that in the Genovese family. One reason being, as law enforcement said, was Chin's ability to pick very loyal captains, who in turn were able to enforce strict discipline throughout the rest of the family.
In other families we saw people in the administrations and captains flip. Not until Felix Tranghese up in Springfield did we see that in the Genovese family, despite the fact many top Genovese guys being indicted. The Genovese family has also been the most successful at maintaining their status in terms of their rackets. This starts from the top down.
You're right that the Genovese family has always benefited from more competent leadership in general. But another reason why Gigante gets the credit he does is the period in which he was boss - from the early 80's until his death in 2005. By far the hardest time to be a boss. Much more difficult than the time periods of earlier leaders.
