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From a physics standpoint, a player holding the ball and falling to the floor (no contact with any other player) is very similar to a defender falling to the floor (no contact with any other player). Furthermore, if they both hit their heads on the floor with the same velocity, and their heads are similar in construct, the biological effect is also similar.
But in the basketball rules, the person holding the ball has just violated while the defender merely fell. I guess that rule favors the defense as well, since these are scientifically equivalent situations that are treated inequitably by the rules.
If you want my examples of how the offense is advantaged, take two players on converging paths. If neither has the ball and they collide, you probably have incidental contact. If A has the ball, B has fouled A. Trust me, having the ball changes the rules, and usually to your advantage.
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