Im pretty sure when Trucchio gets out he still has some people on the street that are still loyal to him, even if there just low level street guys/ friends from the past. He seems to be the kind of guy that can attract young guys from the neighbor hood to do work for him. I could be wrong.
There's an old expression: Out of sight, out of mind. People flock to the top in that world. It's not like Al built an army before he went away. His button and power initially came through his father. And it was Roc who was the go-to guy when they were on the street because he's a lot more personable, smarter and easier to do business with.
But Al had the button, so he got the trappings that go along with it. Long story short, after eight years, Roc doesn't need to ride Al's coattails anymore, and no one's gonna get in the middle of that shit.
Now if his father was coming home at the same time, that would be one thing. But his father's never coming home. His best bet is to kiss ass and ingratiate himself in prison. If he's lucky he'll come out with his button and a chance to start over.
