Definitely smart but lost touch with the rank and file. The fact that no one in the organisation of the hit broke rank to tell Paul speaks volumes. Gotti should’ve been hit. Could you imagine chin allowing a gotti and his crew to grow?!!! Never. He would’ve thrown the gotti bros off buildings like he done with some other bros. Just lost touch and got too comfortable as number one which is never advisable from history. Mobsters are ruthless criminals looking to take advantage all the time. Paul was too worried about the case by this stage