User blog comment:SpartanJ014/Forseeable problems on the horizon/@comment-5514182-20140120064921

What if bans were spead out throughout Champ Select, ala DOTA2? For example, both teams ban 3 champions, Team 1 gets first pick, Team 2 gets first and second, and Team 1 gets second and third. Then comes another round of 3 bans directed towards the enemy team comp.

- Say the enemy locks in a Leona. You could ban Jinx, who has good synergy with her.

- They have MF and Swain. Ban strong initiators like Amumu and Sejuani.

- Your teammates have locked in Tristana and Jax. Ban counters like Malphite and Rammus.

Then the other 5 get to pick. You may argue that Team 1 gets an advantage because they get more picks first, but my counter-argument is that Team 2 will have more knowledge about Team 1's composition.