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Congratulations on the D300. Your original question was about Tamron for Nikon. I have a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 and really love it, although I think I'm going to see about trading or selling it to get the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8. It seems like the main complaint of the Tamron is the speed of autofocus. IQ is top notch. The autofocus speed is not a problem for the 28-75 as a portrait lens, but it WOULD be a problem for the 70-200 f/2.8 where you need the big aperture for low light action. I am looking for a way to justify getting that lens and a 2x tele this year.
I also have the Tokina 11-16mm, and it is phenomenal. I also have the 18-200mm VR and think it's OK, but I'm not fully in love with it for some reason. It will NOT work for your indoor action shooting at the 200mm's f/5.6. Also, as Sniz shows with his 50mm (and gorgeous 335), you NEED one. Just get the 50mm f/1.8 for $115 over the 1/3 stop faster 1.4 for $300. It's supposedly even sharper than the 1.4 for 1/3 the price. It is my cheapest and favorite lens.
This looks like a killer bag:
D300
Nikon 18-200 VR
Tokina 11-16 f/2.8
Nikon 50mm f/1.8
Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR
1.4 or 2x tele
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