Similarly, I grew up in NE Ohio and remain a Cleveland fan despite living most of my life on the West Coast. I have much the same observations as Qhead. You can't dispute his abilities, intelligence and full efforts to use his intelligence and skill set to maximize his effectiveness. This aspect has been interesting to follow. And, he's been a gamer and a winner. So, in those respects, I'm a fan.
Those of us who heavily favor a team first approach have difficulties with some of his thought processes and actions. But the high intellect guys tend to have some similar traits (Richard Sherman/ Sheldon Cooper 
/ Bill Walton). Just different. He seems to have made progress with awareness of how his words and actions reflect his team (or lack of) approach but, while improved, there is still always some distance between him and teammates. If only I were smart enough to understand and relate to the struggle 
.