New Hampshire

See List of New Hampshire-related topics. Injured Reserve. Arena football teams:. Reserves. Hockey teams:. Starters. Minor league baseball teams:. Several veterans are set to become free agents during the offseason, which will clear much salary cap space.

* While Census records may seem to indicate that two separate Census Districts exist for this community, in fact one district is contained entirely within the other.. The series exposed many weaknesses of the Bulls, including their carelessness in ball handling. The three largest Protestant denominations in New Hampshire are: Methodist (11% of the total state population), Baptist (9%), Presbyterian & Episcopalian (tied 2%). However, the injury depleted Bulls lost to the Wizards in six games despite winning the first two. The religious affiliations of the citizens of New Hampshire are:. Coincidentally, the team they faced in the first round was the Washington Wizards, the team Jordan played for when he came out of retirement for a second time. The 5 largest ancestry groups in New Hampshire are: Irish (19.4%), English (18%), French (14.6%), French Canadian (10.6%), German (8.6%). The Bulls finished the regular season with the 10th best record in the NBA and clinched their first playoff berth since 1998 with a 110-97 win over the Toronto Raptors, who were elimanted from playoff contention.

The racial makeup of the state is:. This season led Ben Gordon to become the first rookie ever win the NBA Sixth Man Award and the first Bull to win the award since 1996 with Toni Kukoc. According to the Census Bureau, as of 2003, the population of New Hampshire was 1,287,687. With the prospect of free agency looming for Curry and Chandler, the Bulls must chose whether they will be re-signed in the offseason or let go to clear salary space for a potential run at a star player in 2007. Additionally, New Hampshire's lack of a broad based tax system (aside from the controversial state-wide property tax which former Governor Benson cut nearly in half in two years) has resulted in the state's local communities having some of the nation's highest property taxes, yet overall NH remains ranked 49th in combined average state and local tax burden, due to its lack of income or sales taxes. It was the first time the Bulls were over .500 since November 2002, and the latest into the season they were over .500 since 1998. This is a viable fiscal policy for a small, high-income state with limited social service demands, but it has not been one hundred per cent successful, and pockets of depressed manufacturing activity still remain. The Bulls made it over .500 on January 25, 2005, going 20-19 with a win over the Atlanta Hawks.

The state has no personal income tax and advocates a frugal budget, thereby attracting commuters, light industry, specialty horticulture, and service firms from other jurisdictions with high tax policies, notably from neighboring Massachusetts. After a discouraging 0-9 start to the 2004-05 season, by December the Bulls began to show the signs of improved play, relying on solid performances by their four rookies and by Hinrich, Chandler, and Curry. The current New Hampshire economy is largely driven by fiscal policy. Paxson also signed free agent small forward Andres Nocioni, who had recently won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the Argentinian national team. These traditional sectors experienced their sharp decline during the Twentieth Century due to increasingly obsolete plants and increasingly cheaper wages available in the US South. The picks were used to select University of Connecticut guard [[Ben Gordon], Duke small forward Luol Deng and CK small foward John Anderson in the first round, and Duke point guard Chris Duhon in the second. Today, these sectors contribute only 2% for textiles, 2% for leather goods, and 9% for machining of the state's total manufacturing dollar value (Source: US Economic Census for 1997, Manufacturing, New Hampshire). During the 2004 off-season, Paxson traded a future draft pick to the Phoenix Suns in return for an additional pick in the 2004 draft.

Historically, the base was composed of the traditional New England manufactures of textiles, shoe-making, and small machining shops drawing upon low wage labor from nearby small farms and from Quebec. This led to the contractual buy-out of swingman Eddie Robinson, the purge of Marcus Fizer, letting Crawford leave via free agency, and acquiring rugged players like Othella Harrington, Eric Piatkowski, and Jared Reiner. New Hampshire experienced a significant shift in its economic base during the last century. Paxson wanted players who overachieved rather than those who relied on talent. Its industrial outputs are machinery, electric equipment, rubber and plastic products, and tourism. Paxson's strategy was very different from that of Krause's. Its agricultural outputs are dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, apples, and eggs. After struggling throughout the season, the Bulls finished with 23 wins and 59 losses, the second-worst record in the league.

Per capital personal income in 2003 was $35,140, 7^th in the nation. A multiplayer trade with the Toronto Raptors brought Antonio Davis and Jerome Williams to the Bulls in exchange for top-scorer Jalen Rose and Donyell Marshall in what was seen as a major shift in team strategy from winning with athleticism to winning with hard work. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov/) estimates that New Hampshire's total state product in 2003 was $49 billion. Bill Cartwright was fired as head coach in December 2003, and replaced with former Phoenix coach Scott Skiles. The reversion forms the subject of many poems by Robert Frost, while the emigration is consistent with the results of NH native and newspaper legend Horace Greeley imploring, "Go West, Young Man.". Jamal Crawford had shown increased confidence, but remained inconsistent. This change was caused by the abandonment of farms by owners seeking wage jobs in urban areas or bank seizure of unproductive farms, with farming families moving west. Scottie Pippen's ability to influence games was impaired by knee problems, and he openly contemplated retirement.

A dramatic change in the visual landscape of New Hampshire occurred about a century ago when its changed from an open landscape of fields and small farms: It is now the second-most-forested state in the country, after Maine, in terms of percentage of land covered by woods. Tyson Chandler was plagued by a chronic back injury, missing more than thirty games. This claim is also bolstered by British records of captured American POWs during the Revolutionary period, held in England, who claimed "Berwick, NH", "York, NH", and "Kittery, NH" as their home towns. Eddy Curry showed limited development, leading to questions about his conditioning and commitment. There is an ongoing boundary dispute with Maine in the area of Portsmouth Harbor, with NH claiming dominion over several islands (now known as Seavey Island) that include the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as well as to the Maine towns of Kittery and Berwick, which NH asserts were granted to it by Massachusetts prior to Maine becoming a state of its own rather than just the northern part of Massachusetts, in the Missouri Compromise of 1820. However, the 2003-2004 season proved disappointing. About 10 miles (16 km) offshore are the Isles of Shoals, nine small islands best known as the site of a 19th-century art colony founded by poet Celia Thaxter, as well as the alleged location of one of the buried treasures of the pirate Blackbeard. With Pippen playing, Cartwright at the sidelines, and Paxson in the front office, the Bulls hoped that some of the championship magic from before would return.

Hampton Beach is a popular local summer destination. Paxson selected point guard Kirk Hinrich with the seventh pick in the draft, and signed veteran free agent and former franchise player Scottie Pippen. (Under some federal definitions, Pennsylvania's coast is shorter: See Footnote in "Miscellaneous"). Jay Williams, coming off a promising rookie campaign, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident; Williams was eventually released by the Bulls in February 2004 and has yet to return to the game. New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any coastal state, 18 miles (29 km) by state figures. Long-time GM Jerry Krause retired, and former player and announcer John Paxson was tabbed as his successor. The largest lake is Lake Winnipesaukee, which covers 72 square miles (186 kmē) in the central part of New Hampshire. During the summer of 2003, the Bulls were faced with many changes, both positive and negative.

The Piscataqua River and its several tributaries form the state's only significant ocean port where they flow into the Atlantic at Portsmouth. Curry led the league in field goal percentage becoming the first Bull since Jordan to lead the league in a major statistical category while Rose finished in the top 10 in scoring. Oddly, the state border is not in the center of that river, as is usually the case, but lies at the low-water mark on the Vermont side, so New Hampshire actually owns the whole river. Rose and Williams teamed with Crawford, Fizer, newcomer Donyell Marshall, Curry, Chandler, and guard Trenton Hassell to form a young and exciting nucleus which improved to 30-52 in Bill Cartwright's first full season as head coach. The 410 mile (670 km) Connecticut River, which starts at New Hampshire's Connecticut Lakes and flows south to Connecticut, forms the western border of New Hampshire. Still led by Rose, they had picked up college phenom Jay Williams with the second pick in the draft. Its major tributaries include the Souhegan River. For the 2002-2003 season, the Bulls came to play with much optimism.

Major rivers include the 116 mile (187 km) Merrimack River, which bisects the state north-south and ends up in Massachusetts. Led by Cartwright and Rose, and Bulls improved from 15 to 21 wins, though they still tied for last in the league. See List of New Hampshire rivers. There was also a change in coaching, with Floyd being dismissed in favor of assistant coach and former Bulls co-captain Bill Cartwright following a series of arguments with players and management. In the flatter southwest corner of New Hampshire another feature, the prominent landmark and tourist attraction of Mount Monadnock, has given its name to a general class of earth-forms, a monadnock signifying in geomorphology any isolated resistant peak rising from a less resitant eroded plain. This trade essentially created more playing time for the two teenagers while Rose would provide a go to scorer whom the Bulls desperately needed. In consequence, a non-profit observatory is located on the peak for the purposes of observing harsh environmental conditions. Rose was the most versatile and best player the Bulls had had since Jordan and Pippen.

With hurricane force winds every third day on the average, 100 recorded deaths among visitors, and conspicous krummholz (dwarf, matted trees much like a carpet of bonsai), the upper reaches Mount Washington claim the distinction of the " worst weather on earth". At mid-season, the Bulls traded their top three scorers - Mercer, Artest, and Miller - to the Indiana Pacers for guard Jalen Rose. The Presidential Range in New Hampshire spans the central portion of the state, with Mount Washington being the tallest, and other mountains like Mount Madison and Mount Quincy Adams surrounding it. Having been burned by major stars during the previous offseason, the Bulls decided to grow their own stars. New Hampshire was home to the famous geological formation called the Old Man of the Mountain, a face-like profile in Franconia Notch, until May 2-3, 2003, when the symbol of New Hampshire collapsed. Since both Chandler and Curry came straight out of high school, neither were expected to make much of a contribution for several years but they were seen as potential franchise players in the future with Curry in the mold of a young Shaquille O'Neal and Chandler providing a big athletic wing player like Kevin Garnett. See List of mountains in New Hampshire. He also selected Eddy Curry with the fourth pick.

New Hampshire's major regions are the Great North Woods, the White Mountains region, the Lakes region the Seacoast region, the Merrimack Valley region, the Monadnock region, and the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee area. Krause and Floyd soon realized that building around Brand and free agency would not work so they took a gamble and shocked Bulls fans on draft day when he traded franchise player Brand to the Los Angeles Clippers for second pick in the draft, Tyson Chandler. It is bounded by Quebec, Canada to the north, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Massachusetts to the south, and Vermont to the west. However, the team was still very weak, finishing at the worst record in team history at 15-67. New Hampshire is part of the New England region. Marcus Fizer was named to the all-rookie second team. See List of New Hampshire counties. Brad Miller started at center, while point guard duties were split between Bryce Drew and rookies Crawford and Khalid El-Amin.

Supporters note that almost all Vermont towns were first chartered by New Hampshire, and point out that these two states already have unusual cross-border links, with the only two interstate school districts in the United States. Brand again led the team in scoring and rebounds with another 20-10 season, while Mercer and Artest finished second and third in scoring, respectively. Congress. He signed free agent center Brad Miller and shooting guard Ron Mercer, and picked up power forward Marcus Fizer and center Chris Mihm with the fourth and seventh picks in the draft, then traded Mihm for eighth pick guard Jamal Crawford. New Hampshire's government has earned the positive attention of residents in neighboring states: Killington, Vermont voted on March 2, 2004 to secede from Vermont and join New Hampshire—a largely symbolic act, since actual secession would require the agreement of both states' legislatures and the U.S. After a summer in which the Bulls witnessed major free agents Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, Eddie Jones, Tracy McGrady, and even Tim Thomas spur them, Krause tried to build around Brand with youth, acquiring several draft picks. Because of this pay scale, many New Hampshire lawmakers are either wealthy or retired. However, the team was still just led by rookies, and finished with the worst Bulls record at that time, at 17-65, worst in the league.

State representatives and state senators are paid just $100 a year, plus mileage, effectively meaning that state laws are written by volunteers. For his efforts Brand was named 1999-2000 co-rookie of the year with Houston's Steve Francis, and to the all-rookie first team, while Artest was named to the all-rookie second team. Based on 2000 Census data, this averages out to about one Representative for every 3090 people. He led all rookies in scoring, rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage and minutes, while Artest led all rookies in steals and finished second on the team in scoring. It claims to be the third-largest legislative body in the English-speaking world, behind only the United States House of Representatives and the British House of Commons. Brand recorded the first 20-10 average for the Bulls since the days of Artis Gilmore. The New Hampshire state legislature, called the General Court, has 400 members in the House and 24 in the Senate. Since the team lost Harper, Brown, Wennington and Barry in the offseason, Brand and fellow rookie Ron Artest led the team througout the year, especially after Kukoc was traded early in the season.

The Executive Council's duties include voting on state contracts worth more than $5,000, on on nominations made by the governor to major state positions such as department heads, and all judgeships. The previous year's dismal finish came with one highlight: the team won the draft lottery and the rights to power forward Elton Brand. Unlike most states, New Hampshire does not have a Lieutenant Governor, but instead has a five-person Executive Council that is a holdover from the Governor's Council of the Colonial era. Kukoc led the team in scoring, rebounding, and assists, but with little help the team crashed and burned, winning 13 of 50 games in the lockout-shortened season. List of New Hampshire Governors. He hired a new collegiate coach Tim Floyd who ran a successful program at Iowa State University and promptly gave him a starting lineup of point guard Randy Brown, shooting guard Ron Harper, newcomer Brent Barry at small forward, power forward Toni Kukoc, and center Bill Wennington. Sununu was governor of the state from 1983-1988. Krause also declined to resign Dennis Rodman and Steve Kerr, and traded Luc Longley.

Sununu (Republican), whose father John H. Krause traded Scottie Pippen after having failed trading him the previous offseason when his trade was vetoed by owner Jerry Reinsdorf and did not re-sign Phil Jackson, prompting Michael Jordan to retire for the second time. senators are Judd Gregg (Republican) and John E. The plan was to sink the team and acquire high draft picks while clearing salary cap space to make a run at several promising free agents. New Hampshire's two U.S. He decided that it was time to rebuild rather than endure a slow decline. The governor of New Hampshire is John Lynch (Democrat). Krause had realized during previous years that the Bulls were on the decline and it would only be a matter of time before they were old and unable to compete.

The New Hampshire state capital is Concord, which has also been known over time by the names Rumford and Penacook. The summer of 1998 marked the most dramatic dismantling of a world championship team ever, as Jerry Krause completely revamped the roster for the worse. Main article: Government of New Hampshire. In the sixth and final game of the championship series, after a controversial "no-call" for pushing off on Bryon Russell, Jordan stepped back and buried a game winning jumpshot with seconds left on the clock. In the 20th Century, NH gained political renown for its First in the Nation political primaries which tended to accurately predict who would be elected President of the United States. Rodman earned his record seventh straight rebounding title, as the Bulls upended the Jazz for the second straight year. New Hampshire grew as a hotbed of Abolitionist sentiment up to the Civil War, participating in the Underground Railroad in providing safe routes into Canada, primarily via the Connecticut River waterway. Jordan bagged his third straight scoring title and tenth overall, and his second triple crown with his fifth MVP award, third all-star game MVP, and sixth Finals MVP award.

In the 1830's, NH saw two major news stories: the founding of the Republic of Indian Stream on its northern border with Canada over the unresolved post-revolutionary war border issue, and the founding of the modern Republican Party by Amos Tuck and friends. They achieved the repeat three-peat by winning 62 regular season games and the 1998 NBA Finals. It was the first state to declare its independence, and the historic attack on Fort William and Mary (now Fort Constitution) helped supply the cannon and ammunition needed for the Battle of Bunker Hill that took place north of Boston a few months later. Jordan earned his second straight scoring title and ninth overall, while Rodman earned his sixth straight rebounding title. New Hampshire was founded by Captain John Mason and first settled in 1623, just three years after the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts and it was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. The Bulls repeated their excellence in 1996-97 by tying the second best record in league history at 69-13 and winning their fifth world championship over John Stockton, Karl Malone and the Utah Jazz. USS New Hampshire was named in honor of this state. The team triumped over Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp and the Seattle SuperSonics for their fourth title.

New Hampshire's recreational attractions include skiing and other winter sports; observing the fall foliage; the Lakes Region; and the New Hampshire International Speedway (formerly Loudon Racetrack), home of the Loudon Classic, the longest-running motorcycle race in the United States. Both Pippen and Jordan made the all-NBA first team, and Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman made the all-defensive first team. In 2003 it gained international attention for having the first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson, within the Anglican Communion (the Episcopal Church in the USA). Krause won executive of the year, Jackson coach of the year, and Kukoc was the sixth man of the year. New Hampshire is home to the highest winds ever recorded on Earth: 231 mph in 1934 at the Mount Washington weather observatory in the Presidential Range. Jordan garnered the elusive triple-crown with the regular season MVP, all-star game MVP, and Finals MVP. Its state tree is the American white birch, also called paper birch or canoe birch. Jordan won his eighth scoring title, and Rodman his fifth straight rebounding title, while Kerr led the league in three-point shooting.

Its state bird is the purple finch. With a lineup of Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman and Longley, and perhaps the league's best bench in Kerr, Myers, Kukoc, Wennington and guard Randy Brown, the Bulls posted one of the best single-season improvements in league history and the best single-season record, moving from 47-35 to 72-10. Its state flower is the purple lilac. Armstrong in the expansion draft, but Krause pulled off a masterful deal by trading Will Perdue to the San Antonio Spurs for ballistic rebounder Dennis Rodman, who had won the past four rebounding titles. The nickname has also been embraced for reflecting the state's attachment to tradition and limited government. In the offseason, the Bulls lost B.J. New Hampshire's state nickname is "the Granite State" because it has numerous granite quarries, although that industry has declined greatly in recent decades. However, Jordan was too rusty, and the Bulls still not strong enough to overcome the eventual Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic, which included Horace Grant.

presidential elections, and has probably the most famous of all state mottos: "Live free or die". He was soon among the best in the league again, scoring 55 points against the Knicks in only his fifth game back, and led the Bulls to the fifth seed in the playoffs, where they upset the Charlotte Hornets. It is the site of the New Hampshire primary, the first primary in the U.S. However, they were slumping during the season, when on March 17, 1995, they received the best possible news: Michael Jordan was coming out of retirement. Census Bureau estimate). They also had sharpshooter Steve Kerr, Myers, and centers Luc Longley and Bill Wennington. The state ranks 46th of the 50 states in land area (23,249 km²) and 41st in population (around 1.3 million by a 2003 U.S. The Bulls sported the look of Armstrong and Harper in the backcourt, Pippen and Kukoc at the forward spots, and Perdue at center.

It is located east of Vermont, north of Massachusetts, south of Quebec, Canada, and west of Maine and the North Atlantic Ocean. In 1995, the Bulls lost Horace Grant and Bill Cartwright to free agency, but picked up all-star shooting guard Ron Harper. state in northern New England. Despite the Bulls' amazing run during the regular season, where they won 55 games, they were beaten in seven games by the Knicks in the second round, after a controversial foul call by referee Hue Hollins in game 5 of that series. New Hampshire is a small U.S. Armstrong, who were named to their first all-star games, where Pippen won the MVP award. The three were assisted by Cartwright, Perdue, shooting guard Pete Myers, and Croatian rookie forward Toni Kukoc. The New Hampshire (University of New Hampshire's student-run newspaper since 1911). He received help from Horace Grant and B.J.

Hippo Press (Manchester and Nashua editions). The Bulls were led by Scottie Pippen, who had established himself as one of the top players in the league. New Hampshire Business Review (statewide). During the summer, Jordan shocked the basketball community by announcing his retirement, only months after learning of his father's murder. The New Hampshire Gazette Portsmouth alternative bi-weekly, arguably the oldest paper in America (although other publications also make that claim). He also tied Wilt Chamberlain by winning his seventh straight scoring title. Source: US Dept of Commerce, "US Coastline by States" cited on Page 606 of the 2003 "World Almanac". Jordan was once again the Finals MVP after setting a Finals record for points per game.

Pennsylvania's number apparently comes because a portion of the Delaware River on its s eastern border is tidal. In 1992-93 the Bulls did what no team had done since the legendary Celtics of the 60's by chalking up the three-peat over regular season MVP Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns, with John Paxson's historic shot heard around the world that gave them a 99-98 victory in Game six at Phoenix. Based on these concepts, Pennsylvania has a saltwater coastline of 0 miles , so it cannot be considered for ranking in a discussion of saltwater coastlines, but when the more detailed measurement of shoreline is used, Pennsylvania has a saltwater shoreline of 89 miles versus 131 for New Hampshire, giving Pennsylvania a shorter ocean shore. Jordan won regular season MVP and Finals MVP once again, to go with his sixth straight scoring title. The coastline is a generalized measurement of the shore configuration, whereas the shoreline is the most detailed measurement practical and includes measurements for offshore islands and other features such as inlets and rivers to the head of a narrow tidewater. They prevailed over the Portland Trail Blazers and Clyde Drexler in six games. Official figures recognize two coastal concepts, the coastline and the shoreline. The Bulls won their second straight title in 1991-92 after racking up another franchise record for wins with 67.

EXTENDED FOOTNOTE on coastline. Michael Jordan won regular season MVP and Finals MVP to go with his fifth straight scoring title. New Hampshire is the destination of the Free State Project. They recorded a franchise record 61 wins, and romped through the playoffs, where they swept the Pistons in the conference finals and won the Finals in five over the Magic Johnson-led Lakers on June 12, 1991. New Hampshire is the only state with no mandatory seatbelt law for adults, no motorcycle helmet law for adults nor mandatory vehicle insurance for automobiles. By the 1990-91 season, the Bulls had run out of excuses, and charged through the year with a mission. The few dozen residents of Dixville Notch all stay awake until after midnight to vote. State law grants that a town where all registered citizens have voted may close early and announce their results. With these additional pieces and the previous year's starting five, the Bulls again made it to the Conference Finals, and pushed the Pistons to seven games before being edged out for the third straight year by Detroit.

to vote in presidential primaries and the presidential election. Armstrong in the 1989 draft. In northern New Hampshire the town of Dixville Notch is traditionally the first city or town in the U.S. The Bulls also picked up rookie center Stacey King and rookie point guard B.J. This was done to preserve Franconia Notch, the site of the Old Man of the Mountain, a rock formation visible from Interstate 93 in Franconia. The formation, the state symbol, fell apart due to natural erosion on May 3, 2003. There was also a major change on the sidelines, where Doug Collins was replaced by assistant Phil Jackson, a specialist in the triangle offense. a single northbound lane and a single southbound lane) with a cobblestone median. In 1989-90, Jordan led the league in scoring for the fourth straight season, and was joined on the all-star squad for the first time by Scottie Pippen.

New Hampshire has the only piece of Interstate highway that is two-lane (i.e. The new starting lineup of Paxson, Jordan, Pippen, Grant, and Cartwright took some time to mesh, winning fewer games than the previous season, but making it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they were subdued in six games by the eventual NBA champion Pistons. New Hampshire has also registered an official tartan with the proper authorities in Scotland; this tartan is used to make kilts worn by the State Police while they serve during the games. Popular power forward Charles Oakley, who had led the league in total rebounds in both '87 and '88, was traded to the New York Knicks for center Bill Cartwright and a draft pick which they used on center Will Perdue. New Hampshire is host to the New Hampshire Highland Games, formerly the Scottish Games. The 1988-89 season marked a second straight year of major off-season moves. Many liquor stores are located near state lines, often on interstate highways (with their own exits). However, for his efforts Jordan was named NBA Most Valuable Player, the first of five such awards.

This system generates millions of dollars annually for the state and results in liquor being so cheap that it attracts many out-of-state customers. With Paxson and Jordan in the backcourt, Brad Sellers and Oakley at the forward spots, Corzine anchoring center, and rookies Pippen and Grant coming off the bench, the Bulls made major noise, winning 50 games and advancing to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, where they were beaten by the eventual Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Pistons in five games. Like several states, New Hampshire requires all hard liquor to be sold in state-owned, state-run stores. In 1987-88 Krause selected center Olden Polynice 8th overall and power forward Horace Grant 10th overall in the NBA draft, then sent Polynice to Seattle in a draft-day trade for the 5th selection, small forward Scottie Pippen. As of 2003, all but about two dozen communities in the state provided public kindergarten with local property-tax money. However, the Bulls were again swept by the Celtics in the playoffs. New Hampshire is the only state that does not mandate public kindergarten, partly out of frugality and lack of funding, and partly out of belief in local control, a philosophy under which towns and cities, not the state, make as many decisions as possible. In 1986-87 Jordan continued his assault on the record books, leading the league in scoring with 37.1 points per game and being the first Bull named to the all-NBA first team.

(List of other states without personal income taxes). Though the Bulls were swept, Jordan recorded a playoff single-game record 63 points in Game 2, prompting Bird to call him 'God disguised as Michael Jordan.'. There are no general sales or individual income taxes in New Hampshire, though the state does have meals, lodging, and other taxes. Jordan returned for the playoffs, and took the 8th-place Bulls up against the 67-15 Boston Celtics, led by Larry Bird. [2] (http://www.factmonster.com/spot/mlkhistory1.html). After Jordan suffered a broken foot early in the season, the team also acquired NBA legend George Gervin to help with scoring, which he did, finishing second on the team to Woolridge in scoring. In 1999 New Hampshire changed the name of Civil Rights Day to Martin Luther King Day. Along with Jordan and center Dave Corzine, they provided much of the Bulls' offense for the next two years.

[1] (http://www.state.nh.us/nhinfo/fast.html). In the offseason, the team acquired point guard John Paxson and drafted power forward Charles Oakley. Traditionally observed on the 4th Thursday in April, from 1949 was observed as a legal holiday on the 4th Monday in April until 1991 when it was replaced by Civil Rights Day. The team, with new management in owner Jerry Reinsdorf and General Manager Jerry Krause, decided to rebuild around Jordan. Jordan set franchise records during his rookie campaign for scoring (3rd in the league) and steals (4th in the league), and led the Bulls back to the playoffs, for which he was rewarded with a berth on the All-NBA second team and Rookie of the Year. New Hampshire was the last of the New England states to observe Fast Day, a day of prayer for a bountiful harvest. Jordan would go on to redefine the game and rewrite its record books, establishing himself as arguably the greatest player ever. Manchester Wolves. After the Rockets selected Hakeem Olajuwon and the Blazers jumped on Sam Bowie, the Bulls grabbed shooting guard Michael Jordan.

Manchester Monarchs. In the summer of 1984 the team's fortunes changed for good when it received the third pick of the NBA draft, after Houston and Portland. New Hampshire Fisher Cats. However, with continued dismal results, the Bulls decided to change directions, trading Theus during the 1983-84 season. Nashua Pride. After Gilmore was traded to the San Antonio Spurs for center Dave Corzine, the Bulls employed a high-powered offense centered around Theus, and which soon included guards Quentin Daly and Ennis Whatley. It contains Lebanon College and the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and is the location of many malls along the Connecticut River that draw Vermont shoppers avoiding that state's sales tax. Artis Gilmore, acquired in the ABA dispersal-draft in 1976, led a Bulls squad which included guard Reggie Theus, forward David Greenwood, and forward Orlando Woolridge.

Lebanon known as "The City of Fountains" is the least-populated community in NH organized as a city. By the late 1970s and early 80s, the team had hit the cellar of the league. Peterborough is the inspiration for the town of Grover's Corners portrayed in Thornton Wilder's play Our Town. Nevertheless, the team only won one division title, and never made it to the Finals. Salem contains The Mall at Rockingham Park, frequented by many Massachusetts residents who wish to avoid paying taxes in their home state. During the 1970s, the Bulls were known as a tough, defensive-minded team, built around hard-nosed defender Jerry Sloan, forwards Bob Love and Chet Walker, point guard Norm Van Lier, and center Tom Boerwinkle. Keene is the home to one of the state's public colleges. Over the next few years, the Bulls assembled the pieces to be competitive, though they never quite reached the top.

Keene is still called "The Elm City" despite the fact that Dutch elm disease destroyed most of the city's elm trees in the 1930s. The team began play for the 1966-67 season, and immediately posted the best record by an expansion team in NBA history, qualifying for the playoffs. The Merrimack River runs through the city and once provided water power to a thriving mill industry along its banks. The Chicago Bulls are actually the third NBA team in Chicago, after the Packers/Zephyrs (now the Washington Wizards) and the Stags (1946-1950). Manchester, the largest city in the state and known as the "Queen City", Manchester, has a main street (Elm Street) which is a dead-end at both ends. The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois. Non-Religious – 9%. Bulls.Blogspot.com - Chicago Bulls Weblog (http://bulls.blogspot.com/).

Other Religions – 2%. AmIAnnoying.com - Chicago Bulls (http://www.amiannoying.com/view.aspx?id=11503). Other Christian – 3%. Official Chicago Bulls Summer Pro League web site (http://www.summerproleague.com/). Roman Catholic – 41%. Chicago Bulls official web site (http://www.nba.com/bulls/). Protestant – 41%. G-F - #9 Luol Deng (Duke).

1.1% mixed race. C - #2 Eddy Curry (Thornwood HS, Calumet City, Illinois). 0.2% American Indian. G - #30 Frank Williams (Illinois). 0.7% Black. C - #35 Jared Reiner (Iowa). 1.3% Asian. SG - #52 Eric Piatkowski (Nebraska).

1.7% Hispanic. G - #15 Jannero Pargo (Arkansas). 95.1% White (making New Hampshire the third "whitest" state, trailing Maine and Vermont). SF - #44 Adrian Griffin (Seton Hall). PG - #7 Ben Gordon (UConn). PF - #51 Lawrence Funderburke (Ohio State).

C - #3 Tyson Chandler (Dominguez HS, Compton, California). PG - #21 Chris Duhon (Duke). SG - #12 Kirk Hinrich (Kansas). C - #34 Antonio Davis (UTEP).

PF - #36 Othella Harrington (Georgetown). SF - #5 Andres Nocioni (Argentina). GM Jerry Krause. COACH Phil Jackson.

23 Michael Jordan. 10 Bob Love. 4 Jerry Sloan. Bill Wennington.

Chet Walker. Norm Van Lier. Jerry Sloan. Dennis Rodman.

Scottie Pippen. John Paxson. Luc Longley. Toni Kukoc.

Steve Kerr. Johnny Kerr. Michael Jordan. Ron Harper.

Horace Grant. Artis Gilmore. Bill Cartwright. Armstrong.

B.J. Robert Parish. Nate Thurmond. George Gervin.