User blog comment:BIA-Kaboose/The Sheep are Everywhere/@comment-1120494-20130918161325/@comment-11603965-20130918211554

Just because a player in the LCS picks an odd champ doesn't mean the meta changes. The meta doesn't change untill some actual changes are made, like buffing or nerfing a champ, changes to the jungle, new items etc.. Professionals play odd pick because THEY ARE PROFESSIONALS. They know how to counter and how to play most champs well, they know what's good. And that's what the meta is: what's good. They just explored the current meta to it's fullest and fully understand how this game works. Trying this at lower elo isn't going to help you, even if you play odd champs well you'd probably better spend time learning the better picks well, because if you play well and you play what's good you will win. Following the meta isn't dumb, it's the best to do if you want to rise up in the ladders and just because some pro can play an odd pick doesn't mean we all can. After all, we're not professionals.