TBH, given how all the older teams have done, I doubt Spurs would have gotten by the Thunder had they beaten Memphis.
But yeah I would be pretty upset if we stuck with the same exact core next year because Pop made it sound like this team could have won had it not been for injuries. I'm really expecting Pop to keep Bonner around and keep hoping that Bonner finally breaks through even though that's a dead thought to most people. It wouldn't surprise me if Bonner's role stays the same as it was this year.
The Spurs have had a problem for acquiring players that are too nice. They really impress in the regular season but when it's playoff time, they look like a lost puppy(Mason, Hill, RJ, Bonner). They need to change that up. I'm not saying to go sign thugs, but the whole players "getting over themselves" thing is overrated now. A team needs to have some kind of at ude now to win in this league. The Spurs allowed themselves to be pushed around too much as evident in the Grizzlies series. They need players that are going to stand up for themselves or get pissed and take over games.