you're kidding right? I'm sure Gigante was in contact with Chicago guys but no fuckin way did they "teach" him anything. That guy was as smart as they come, the bathrobe, muttering and slippers was all him. So don't delude yourself. He's the reason why the west side is number 1, not your damn homeboys
That family was already a well-oiled machine when Vince took over. I'm not taking anything away from the guy, he was sharp and ruthless (when he had to be).
To make an analogy (at the risk of sounding like the oldest fanboy in the world), Gigante taking over was like Casey Stengel taking over the Yankees. He did a great job, but the team he took over was
already class of the league.
Nothing succeeds like success. When you've always been in the lead, it's that much easier to
stay in the lead.
