cant wait for 10 bans and other champs to enter the spotlight!

The difference between Lee and FoM champions is that Lee is just downright fun to play, doing his combo the right way is satisfying. He's a fun champ to play so even when he's not in a great state, people will still play him. Don't confuse this with me saying he is currently in a bad state, but simply that he is a popular champion, for better or worse. I personally don't think Lee himself is that strong, but simply he is so good early that his late game is overshadowed because games don't go super late game anymore. Due to that early impact junglers will reign supreme, not so much because they are powerful but because that is who the role is currently being valued based on XP and Jungle Up Time changes.

ADC's where "under powered" this year because early and mid game were all that was needed to win a game, This meta was also due to early game junglers (Graves, Lee, Elise, Kha, Ivern) where and are the strong junglers, but a lot of this is due to their early game presence, as must of these junglers lose some ground in the late game. Our top laners were filled with the 4 super tanks or the early game lane bullies, who fall off in the late game in team presences. (We argue how strong Yas, Riven, Fiora and the like are early and through out the game but we often neglete if our team can work together or not. If so these champions usually fall short to team fighting teams. If Fiora splits, it's now a 4v5 where the tank can now dive turrets. Supports where damage oriented so the ADCs already weak early game is exploited by the likes of Brand, Zyra, Malz, and Vel.

Sorry I ranted. My point was more times then not, Lee isn't played based on Strength atm, but because he is a popular champ with some fun combos, those will never fall out of style, even during Lucians down period before recently buffed, he was still scene, Yas would be another example, he really isn't overpowered in the sligthest, he's simply annoying with a fun kit (which is why he's annoying).