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There are a couple of reasons:
1) If you have a throw-in you keel the throw-in definitions consistent. Therefore all throw-ins are treated the same no matter if its AP or not.
2) reRead the rule--- Alternating Posession awards the ball for a throw-in. When the rule uses throw-in it always means completed throw-in. (It noes not award possession of the ball) If a team does not get the completed throw- in for whaterver reason, they did not get the alternating possession.
3) A held ball occurs. The rule "rewards" the team with the ball with the arrow. By not letting them complete the throw-in you have taken away a "reward" (read this as now penalized them) because something happened because they could not complete the action they were entitled to. Since they did not completed the entiltled "reward" they keep the arrow until the "reward" is executed. This is only fair. It does prevent from Team B from fouling, taking away the arrow. They would have just gained the advantage-the "reward" of the ball at the next held/jumpball situation.
4) You ask what the difference is between a foul on a throw-in while ball is in mid air and if ball is caught 1 second later. These ae the things we get paid the big bucks for and there are myriads of things that happen in one second.
What's the difference between a foulaway from the play while the ball is in the air on a shot or one second before when the shot was taken. Let's treat all these fouls the same. Wait we did and the rule was changed.
Whats the difference between a push by B1 on A2 before or after the ref hands the ball to A2 on a throw-in. Two different fouls with one the ball OOB (no bonus) and 2 shots and the ball, but hey it was only a second.
What's the difference in a foul that during a live ball there is a push and a second later there is a push but ball has gone thru hoop laying on the floor. (two shots and the ball if no bonus.
I am not sure why you'd be hung up on the rule. Off all the rules in NFHS basketball I would like to change this is not one of them
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