Following the meta to victory

I'm doing a small research project and I'm curious to see if players have follow the strategies of pro players or the meta to lead their team to victory?

If you want to participate, answer these 3 questions:

1. Do you follow the pro games?
2. Do you adopt their strategies? (Item choices, hero choices, or team comp?)
3. Has it helped you to achieve more victories?

Thanks in advance community.