User blog comment:Nhan-Fiction/LEAGUE OF LEGENDS MUST EXPAND ITS BANNING PHASE/@comment-5035765-20160401195451/@comment-5001455-20160401230147

Yeah, if people are just outright banning the same champs over and over, Riot might as well eliminate banning and just lock out the most popular champs in a patch. That's basically the same effect and implications the current banning system has anyway.