Ever since the stunt Paulie and the other guys had pulled on Max Evans last year , Kyle had n't looked at his former friends and teammates the same way . He 'd initially tried defending their behavior , but Liz had been right when she told him that they were n't good guys . Now he pretty much only tolerated them because he had to . He 'd learned a lot in the last two years about the kind of person he wanted to be , and those guys were n't it .
Question: Why does Kyle not have as many friends around as of late ?
The answer to the above question:


Kyle is mad at Paulie .