It would have worked out but Joe still would of the been the leader and calling shots, all what Joe wanted, there were many times were joe had to school Stringer, what not to do, why not use phones and such, what to do, and all, Joe knew Stringer wasnt built for that street shyt(butchie said the same also String having no flex) and over time he tried to use it to his advantage, he knew stringer only cared about money at the end of the day, and dangle that in front of his face, but Joe he got off by having the crown and controlling nikkas, just look at how Joe handled Marlo instead of killing him off the bat, he wanted it to be known that he had the crown and robbed him, but he poked the wrong beehive with Marlo. In the end Joe didnt give a damn about Stringer fake ass hustler and business man and the end he was using String for BARKSDALE's corners