User blog comment:Leyrann/Elo rating doesn't work & Elo Hell exists/@comment-50.117.56.83-20121118130817

Uhh, no dude. Just no. Any 1700 elo player stomps the 1000 elo bracket no matter what. Map awareness, game knowledge, mechanical skills, farming, item builds, decision making in tight situations... There is a HUGE difference between those two elos. I once played as mid lane Akali in a friend's account at low elo similar to yours. Top was feeding, bot was feeding, only our jungler was even. I still carried after finishing my laning phase with 8/0 (and the match with 16/2) while having twice the farm of anybody. And why did I win that game on my own? Because 1000 elo players don't know how to last hit properly, specially under turrets. 1000 elo players don't know when or how to force trades and harass properly. 1000 elo players have no idea of the exact damage output of their champion, and most importantly of the enemy champion (meaning they do not know if they are sitting ducks or have kill potential). 1000 elo players who are outplayed and die 1 vs 1 in lane are basically free food for the rest of the game since they are unable to psychologically come back to the match. 1000 elo players prefer to save 75g for their next component than buy a ward. I could go on, but I think you get the point.

So either your friend got hard carried to his elo or he was probably just not trying hard. But if you're a 1000 elo player and can't carry yourself out of it... Well, then you are a 1000 elo player. Simple as.