Jordan played to win. He wanted to block the big guys. He wanted to deny you the ball. He moved without the ball. He tried to give the crowd a special moment every game. He took all the blame, and credited his team for success. He didn't play for numbers, those came as a result of his passion for smashing the challenge. There's no flopping in his repertoire. And like B.J. was saying, no plays off. We never had to call Michael Jordan the G.O.A.T. , being called Jordan was already the highest ranking possible.