At Long Island Nets open tryouts, players young and old work on their dream

Photo by Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe Long Island Nets held their annual local player tryouts over the weekend, with prospective G-Leaguers hailing from both Brooklyn and Long Island hoping for a shot on the squad, a rung on the ladder to their goal, an NBA job.

On Saturday, the tryout took place in Brooklyn, moving to Long Island Sunday. The scene was one of, well, anxiety:

A couple dozen basketball players warm up on the LIU Post campus gym with coaches and front office members detail the sidelines, watching. What are they looking for? As Long Island’s new head coach Adam Caporn put it:

“Competitiveness is right up there, and being a great teammate. So you know we’re looking for…