Normals are completely dead

What's the point of even playing them now? I used to use them to practice new champs but now that's impossible. Every game is a 3 or 4 man premade on both sides with me being one of the solos. It ends in a complete and utter stomp for one side while the losing side flames whoever the solo is. It's an absolutely miserable experience.

There's gotta be some way to practice in a real game aside from just playing new champs in ranked.