In his first public comments since Andrei Kirilenko voiced his desire to leave Utah, Jazz owner Larry Miller said in a radio interview that he believed a half-hour meeting Monday with Kevin O'Connor and Jerry Sloan helped change Kirilenko's tune.
   
Miller said Thursday on KFNZ 1320 AM that Kirilenko said he would accept Sloan's criticism as long as he received equal quantities of praise when warranted. According to Miller, Sloan told Kirilenko he would be failing as his coach if he didn't bring out his talents as a player.
   
"It is incumbent on Jerry to make a reasonable adjustment. That's not to say kiss his butt," said Miller, who paid Kirilenko a compliment of his own, calling him "one of the 10 best players in the league."