User blog comment:TeaIsExplosive/Pick-a-lane-queue/@comment-4019444-20130208194219/@comment-67.142.180.22-20130208214442

First pick mid or top, watch yourself get countered because "you wanted the role."

Enemy first picks mid or top? You're 1st or 2nd pick on your team, do you counter pick their mid/top or pick what you want because "you're first" to later be countered because the enemy hasn't picked that lane yet and has a chance to counter you?

It isn't about pick order, it's about counter picking. You don't pick "whatever you want" unless you prefer to be countered and lose lane. But hey, that's your choice. The bottom person isn't the person who fills in, it's generally the person you will trade with later and/or the final counter pick on your team.