Top lane isn't the most important, nor is it the best lane to gank, when taking in the fact that bot lane has 2 people, is the closest to dragon, and has your ADC which is basically the meat and potatoes of your damage, and your support which is your back bone.
Even with a
getting smack up top, if I have a
at bot with
or
, and I gank which would get them kills and get them fed, that's a front liner tank with 3 stuns, lovely initiation, and super tanky, and with a super tough tank busting ADC, and dragon control.
Ganking top yields much less effects overall, and that's why most JGs gank bot.
You're not going to be getting Baron anyway, unless you win team fights, which just makes winning bot lane all the more important.