Remove Competition Bans
It would be better seeing the players on their best champs all the time.
At the moment you see them playing sub-optimally and they are forced to play at their second or third best.
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Balance isn't perfect, there are always champs who are weaker than the rest and champs that are stronger than the rest. Bans are important, and it's a strategic part of the game.
I really enjoy the strategy of the pick and ban phase. I agree with you that all things being equal, I'd prefer to see pros on their favorite champs. However, I care more about seeing diversity in competitive play. The game is much more exciting for me (albeit harder to shoutcast) when I don't know exactly what each team is going to pick. This is why UOL is the only reason I watch the LCS: because with every other team, I know exactly how the game is going to go. UOL keeps me guessing, which makes each and every one of their games exciting.
If removing bans wouldn't have any effect on strategic and champion diversity, I would do it in a heartbeat. But I suspect that we'd end up with the same teams running the same strats with the same champs, and I would quickly tire of that.