Couch: 3 quick takes on MSU basketball's 89-56 win over East Carolina at Fort Myers Tip

1. Two shots from Kohler that show why his 3-point shot is so important to MSU

FORT MYERS, Fla. — It’s one thing to look this committed to defense, rebounding and running against Kentucky. When it shows up against East Carolina — and in pretty much every game during a 6-0 start — it’s probably something we can just count on from this Michigan State basketball team. In games like this, it eliminate the risks of an upset entirely.

MSU made 13 of 26 3-pointers Tuesday and that made the final score against East Carolina what it was Tuesday afternoon — 89-56 in the Spartans’ first game at the Fort Myers Tip-off. But this was always gong to be a comfortable win, because the identity of this team is something I think we can trust will travel, even if helped Tuesday by a partisan MSU crowd pac