Can anyone explain?

[Mark Padgett]

I think you mean "player control" fouls. However, I agree with you. I really don't understand the logic. Why is a foul committed by someone with the ball "less offensive" and deserving of a lesser penalty than a foul by someone on that same team (NF rule)or by someone on the defensive team (taking into consideration the new NCAA rule)?

If I crash into you when you have established and maintained legal guarding position, do I hit you "softer" if I have the ball in my hands?

Let the punishment fit the crime and let's be consistent in penalties for the same actions.